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HSK
to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from
HSK 4
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  *避* | 避* | *避
to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from
HSK 4
to take refuge; to seek asylum
HSK 7-9
to be away for the summer holidays / to spend a holiday at a summer resort / to prevent sunstroke
HSK 7-9
to avoid / to evade / to keep away from
contraception
to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge
to avoid / to yield (in traffic) / to get out of the way
to avoid taxation / tax avoidance
to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble
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
to shun the world
to avoid arousing suspicion
to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday
to avoid evil spirits
(idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom) / out of the frying pan into the fire
to avoid as taboo
condom / CL: 隻|只
lightning arrester
oral contraceptive
tax haven
lightning rod
contraceptive pill
to go on summer vacation
to avoid evil
mountain resort / Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site
DEET (insect repellent)
coil / contraceptive coil / intrauterine device
a refuge; a haven; a sanctuary
haven; refuge; harbor / CL: , 個|个
to refuse to meet sb / to avoid sb
(idiom) to withdraw from society and live in seclusion
avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
foxhole
chameleon
tax haven
to avoid (doing sth)
cushioning shoes (Tw)
typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong) / (attributive) typhoon shelter-style, a cooking method associated with those who lived on boats in the coves, where crab, prawn or other meat is fried and flavored with spices and black beans
lee / windstop
to lie low (until the fuss dies down)


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