避难

避難

bìnàn

verb HSK 7 #10,512

Meanings

1 to take refuge
2 to seek asylum

Characters

to avoid; to escape

disaster; calamity

Examples

战争期间，很多人逃到邻国避难。

Zhànzhēng qījiān, hěn duō rén táo dào línguó bìnàn.

During the war, many people fled to neighboring countries to take refuge.

他在大使馆寻求避难。

Tā zài dàshǐguǎn xúnqiú bìnàn.

He sought asylum at the embassy.

Tips

usage

避难所 (bìnànsuǒ) means 'shelter' or 'refuge'. 政治避难 (zhèngzhì bìnàn) means 'political asylum'.

Stroke Order

避 bì

难 nán