to avert; to prevent; to refrain from; specifically to try and keep something (usually something undesirable) from happening

to escape, evade, or shirk; to avoid facing something difficult or unpleasant, such as responsibilities, reality, or an opponent

To shun or avoid a person; to skirt or evade an issue or question.

To hide oneself or stay away from something; to elude, dodge, or take shelter from difficult situations.

to avoid; to keep away from; to evade; to parry

unable to be avoided; inevitable; unavoidably

to evade; to dodge or avoid through cleverness; to elude a responsibility or inspection

condom; also called [[安全套|安全套|an1 quan2 tao4]] or [[保险套|保險套|bao3 xian3 tao4]]

a place to seek safety from disaster or danger; a haven, asylum, or sanctuary

To flee from danger, disaster, or persecution; to seek asylum.

to prevent conception; to use birth control

contraceptive medicine or drug; oral contraceptive; the pill

to get out of the way to avoid a collision, especially in traffic; to yield; to dodge

to dodge quickly; to sidestep or move aside to avoid something

To go away to a cooler place for the summer holidays or to spend time at a summer resort to avoid the heat.

To shelter or seek protection from the wind

to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses; to use pluses and ignore minuses

to avoid speaking or writing the personal name of a superior (emperor, elder, etc.) out of respect

A harbor or bay where ships take shelter from storms.

To seek cover to avoid getting wet by the rain

to strive for what is advantageous while avoiding adverse effects; to pursue profit and escape harm

to avoid doing things or participating in activities that might arouse suspicion; to recuse oneself to prevent a conflict of interest

To avoid difficult or heavy responsibilities and choose easy tasks instead

to avoid talking about something; to dodge a topic or question intentionally

A cove or protected harbor where boats take shelter from strong winds and rough seas, specifically used in Hong Kong.

to ward off or avoid evil spirits and influences; to protect oneself from misfortune through charms or rituals

lightning rod; a metal rod installed atop buildings to conduct lightning safely into the ground and prevent damage

to step back or move away in order to avoid an encounter; to retreat and keep a distance

(idiom) to retreat ninety [[里|里|li3]] in order to avoid a conflict; to give way or shun an opponent to avoid a head-on confrontation

(bound form) to protect against or avoid being struck by lightning

to shun the world; to withdraw from society and avoid contact with the outside world

A situation where a person leaves their own country for political reasons and asks another country for permission to live there and receive protection; commonly used in Mainland China, while Taiwan typically uses [[政治庇护|政治庇護|zheng4 zhi4 bi4 hu4]].

The Qing dynasty imperial summer residence located in Chengde, Hebei Province; it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and served as a secondary political center for the Qing emperors.

to flee from or minimize risk; to play it safe

protective device used to prevent lightning strikes from damaging electrical equipment; surge suppressor

to try hard to avoid; to do one's utmost to avert

(idiom) to stay clear of an enemy's main force and strike at their weak points

to seek luck and avoid disaster; to follow what is auspicious and shun what is harmful

(literary) to move quickly to avoid something; to get out of the way

to hide oneself or one's actions to avoid drawing attention from others; to dodge the public eye

To flee or seek shelter from war, social unrest, or chaos

A ring-shaped contraceptive device placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy; IUD; coil

avoid the enemy's main force and strike at their weak points; find and exploit a vulnerability

(literary) to stand up or move away from one's seat or floor mat to show respect to another person

to conceal oneself; to take cover and avoid contact

(literary) to find shelter in times of unrest or escape from political oppression; originally referring to people fleeing the chaos of the [[秦|秦|qin2]] dynasty as described in the story of the [[桃花源|桃花源|tao2 hua1 yuan2]]

to avoid or recoil from someone or something because of fear

a ball game where players on two teams try to throw balls and hit opponents while avoiding being hit themselves

To avoid hard or demanding tasks in favor of those that are simple and easy