- 避难所 bìnànsuǒ refugea place to seek safety from disaster or danger; a haven, asylum, or sanctuary
- 政治避难 zhèngzhìbìnàn political asylumA 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]].
- 避难就易 bìnánjiùyì to shirk the difficult and take the easyTo avoid hard or demanding tasks in favor of those that are simple and easy
- 逃灾避难 táozāibìnàn to seek refugeto flee from disaster and seek safety; to escape from calamity or hardship
- 防空避难 fángkōngbìnàn air-raid evacuationTaiwan usage for evacuation to an air-raid shelter.
- 防空避难所 fángkōngbìnànsuǒ air-raid shelterTaiwanese term for an air-raid shelter or civilian protection bunker