避寒

bìhán

verb

Meanings

1 to escape the cold
2 to take a winter holiday in a warm place

Characters

avoid / flee from

Examples

很多老人冬天去海南避寒。

Hěn duō lǎorén dōngtiān qù Hǎinán bìhán.

Many elderly people go to Hainan in winter to escape the cold.

他们每年都去东南亚避寒。

Tāmen měi nián dōu qù Dōngnányà bìhán.

Every year they go to Southeast Asia to escape the cold.

Tips

culture

避寒 mirrors the English idea of being a 'snowbird.' Northern Chinese retirees often spend winters in Hainan or Yunnan, while Europeans head to Spain or Thailand for the same reason.

Stroke Order

避 bì

寒 hán