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HSK
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
so as not to; so as to avoid
HSK 6
hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *躲* | 躲* | *躲
to hide / to dodge / to avoid
HSK 5
to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from
HSK 4
to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc)
HSK 5
to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *避* | 避* | *避
to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from
HSK 4
(sports) to avoid relegation to a lower division
euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
unavoidable / can't be avoided
HSK 7-9
in order to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)
to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from; to avoid
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) / (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
HSK 7-9
cannot avoid being killed / cannot escape death / to be mortal
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths
taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from
HSK 7-9
to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *忌* | 忌* | *忌
to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth
HSK 7-9
to avoid (an unpleasant fate)
HSK 7-9
(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case
to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)
to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
to avoid / to yield (in traffic) / to get out of the way
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *免* | 免* | *免
to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited
HSK 7-9
to avoid / to evade / to keep away from
to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared
to wear a watch / homophone for 代表 used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC
to escape / to evade / to avoid / to shirk
HSK 7-9
to avoid / so as to save (money or time)
to refuse to say anything about (idiom) / to remain tight-lipped / to avoid mentioning
to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties)
HSK 7-9
to avoid damage
to avoid responsibility; to shift the responsibility onto others / (Tw) to relieve sb of their responsibilities (e.g. upon retirement)
abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet
HSK 7-9
to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge
to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully / also written 違強陵弱|违强陵弱
to avoid calamities and evil spirits
to try everything to avoid; to guard against
to avoid arousing suspicion
to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
(coll.) to show respect; to give face (esp. in public to avoid embarrassment); (often sarcastic) to treat with basic courtesy (implying the recipient is undeserving)
to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck
to avoid calamities
(idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects
to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
to dine and dash; (by extension) to avoid paying a bill
sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided
HSK 7-9
(finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)
to avoid taxation / tax avoidance
to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment
clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean
(idiom) to avoid mentioning
to ward off calamities / to avoid disaster
to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom) / fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid
cannot be avoided / cannot do without
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice
lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom) / fig. it's not something you can avoid forever
to skimp on the job / to avoid work
talk nicely and avoid disputes / give compliments and not remarks
to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
to avoid evil spirits
to avoid (difficulties) / to open up a siege
to avoid employment
avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
to avoid (doing sth)
to transfer (from production to other duties) / to take leave (for study or other job) / to dispose of property / to transfer assets (to avoid liability)
to flee to avoid an arranged marriage
to avoid arousing suspicions
to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *禳* | 禳* | *禳
sacrifice for avoiding calamity
lit. to avoid the wind / fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation / to stay out of trouble
lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like
to avoid evil
lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) / fig. one can't avoid the burden
can't avoid / can't hide from / unavoidable
to hide / to conceal and avoid (contact) / to keep sth concealed
to reprieve / to avoid / to redeem
to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb)
(bound form) to avoid being struck by lightning / (slang) to steer clear of sth bad (e.g. shoddy goods, a scam, or a bad experience)
to get over (a shock, bereavement etc) / to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things / to accept the situation and move on
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / (fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved
to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc)
not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom) / not afraid of dying in combat / not afraid of being executed
to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve)
to run away / to escape / to avoid
(of a robot, autonomous vehicle etc) to avoid obstacles
(slang) pretext of needing to urinate (used to slip away to avoid having to do sth)
avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *讳* | 讳* | *讳
to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior
to refuse to meet sb / to avoid sb

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