避开

避開

bìkāi

verb #4,764

Meanings

1 to avoid
2 to steer clear of
3 to get out of the way

Characters

to avoid; to evade

Examples

请避开这个话题。

Qǐng bìkāi zhège huàtí.

Please avoid this topic.

他故意避开了我的目光。

Tā gùyì bìkāile wǒ de mùguāng.

He deliberately avoided my gaze.

我们应该避开高峰期出行。

Wǒmen yīnggāi bìkāi gāofēngqī chūxíng.

We should travel avoiding rush hour.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

避 bì

开 kāi