回避

迴避

huíbì

verb HSK 5 #5,509

Meanings

1 to avoid; to evade
2 to shy away from

Characters

to turn; to go around

to avoid; to evade

Examples

HSK 2

不要回避问题。

Búyào huíbì wèntí.

Don't evade the problem.

HSK 3

她回避了记者的提问。

Tā huíbì le jìzhě de tíwèn.

She dodged the reporter's question.

HSK 5

他试图回避这个敏感的话题。

Tā shìtú huíbì zhège mǐngǎn de huàtí.

He tried to avoid this sensitive topic.

Tips

usage

In legal contexts, 回避 specifically means recusal - a judge must 回避 a case if they have a conflict of interest.

Stroke Order

回 huí

避 bì