(bì)

to avoid; to escape; to evade

How 避 is written

Strokes
16
Radical
— walk
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

Common words using 避

逃避 táobì
to escape; to evade; to avoid
避免 bìmiǎn
to avert; to prevent; to avoid
回避 huíbì
variant of 迴避|回避[hui2 bi4]
躲避 duǒbì
to hide; to evade; to dodge
避孕 bìyùn
contraception
避孕套 bìyùntào
condom
避孕藥 bìyùnyào
oral contraceptive
避開 bìkāi
to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
避風港 bìfēnggǎng
haven; refuge; harbor
不可避免 bùkěbìmiǎn
unavoidably
規避 guībì
to evade; to dodge
趨吉避凶 qūjíbìxiōng
to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)

避 in a sentence

我們應該避免犯同樣的錯誤。

Wǒmen yīnggāi bìmiǎn fàn tóngyàng de cuòwù.

“We should avoid making the same mistake.”

How common is 避?

避 is the 989th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 89% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 避

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