避开

避開

bìkāi

verb #4,764

Meanings

HSK 3

请避开这个话题。

Qǐng bìkāi zhège huàtí.

Please avoid this topic.

HSK 5

他故意避开了我的目光。

Tā gùyì bìkāi le wǒ de mùguāng.

He deliberately avoided my gaze.

HSK 7-9

我们应该避开高峰期出行。

Wǒmen yīnggāi bìkāi gāofēngqī chūxíng.

We should travel avoiding rush hour.

usage

避开 implies physically or deliberately moving away from something. Compare with 避免 (to prevent/avoid something from happening) which is more abstract.

避 bì

开 kāi