Chinese symbol for “avoid”
避开
bì kāi
Traditional: 避開
to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
The closest CC-CEDICT match for avoid is 避开 (bì kāi), defined as: to avoid; to evade; to keep away from.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “avoid”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun |
| 以防 | yǐ fáng | (so as) to avoid; to prevent |
| 幸免 (倖免) | xìng miǎn | to avoid (an unpleasant fate) |
| 推卸 | tuī xiè | to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck |
| 省得 | shěng de | to avoid; so as to save (money or time) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 避开.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert; to prevent |
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape; to evade |
| 回避 | huí bì | variant of 回避 (huí bì) |
| 躲避 | duǒ bì | to hide; to evade |
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 开发 (開發) | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 离开 (離開) | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
See also: Japanese symbol for “avoid”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.