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逃避

táobì

to evade; to avoid

A person hides under a bed while envelopes wait by the door.
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逃 táo

Strokes
9
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 兆 omen
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

避 bì

Strokes
16
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 辟 law, rule
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他总是用忙碌来逃避家庭矛盾,问题反而越积越深。 Tā zǒng shì yòng mánglù lái táobì jiātíng máodùn, wèntí fǎn'ér yuè jī yuè shēn. He always uses busyness to avoid family conflicts, which only makes the problems pile up more deeply.
  • 遇到困难就逃避,问题永远解决不了。 Yùdào kùnnan jiù táobì, wèntí yǒngyuǎn jiějué bù liǎo. If you run away whenever difficulties appear, the problems will never be solved.
  • 你不能再逃避现实了,应该勇敢地面对自己的错误。 Nǐ bù néng zài táobì xiànshí le, yīnggāi yǒnggǎn de miànduì zìjǐ de cuòwù. You cannot keep hiding from reality any longer; you should bravely face your own mistakes.

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