| 避 | 779C15 52.83 | 部居  | 畫數 16 | ㄅㄧˋ [bi4] (also ㄅㄟˋ [bei4] ). | ||
| V.i & t. | Avoid, seek shelter, disappear from view, seek safety: 暫避一避 lie low for a moment until furor blows over; 避風雨 seek shelter from wind, rain; 避嫌疑，避閒談 (forbear from doing s.t. to) avoid suspicion, talk; 避罪 flee from justice; 避債 dodge creditors; 避難就易，避重就輕 choose the easier, lighter task or way; 避繁就  take the simple, less complicated way;避實就虛 (of army) strike where the enemy is weakest; 避之若浼 phy., avoid person like a plague (浼=contamination); 避坑落井 phr., avoid a trap to fall into a well; 逃避 91.83 to flee; 躲避 91S.01 to avoid meeting or being seen. | |||||
| Words | 1. 避彈衣 [bi4dan4yi1], n., bulletproof garments. 2. 避諱 [bi4hui4], n., taboo (esp. character in emperor’s or father's name); (see 諱 60A.10). 3. 避火梯 [bi4huo3ti1], n., fire escape. 4. 避靜 [bi4jing4], n., (rel.) retreat. 5. 避就 [bi4jiu4], v.i., avoid difficult task (short for 避難就易). 6. 避雷針 [bi4lei2zhen1], n., lightning rod. 7. 避免 [bi4mian3], v.t., avoid, save from (trouble, blame, war, etc.). 8. 避面 [bi4mian4], v.i., avoid seeing (person). 9. 避難 [bi4nan4], v.i., seek refuge; 避難所 n., refuge shelter. 10. 避匿 [bi4ni4], v.i., hide away. 11. 避席 [bi4xi2], v.i., (AC) rise from tablet (mat). 12. 避壽 [bi4shou4], v.i., stay away from one's own birthday celebrations (by personages, to avoid calls, gifts). 13. 避暑 [bi4shu3], v.i., go to summer resort. 14. 避世 [bi4shi4], v.i., retire from the world (esp. to avoid politics). 15. 避役 [bi4yi4], n., (zoo.) chameleon. 16. 避孕 [bi4yUn4], v.i. & n., (practise) birth control. | |||||