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避风

避風
bìfēng
verb #21,231

Meanings

  1. 1 to take shelter from the wind
  2. 2 to lie low
  3. 3 to stay out of trouble

Examples

船只进港避风，等待风暴过去。
Chuánzhī jìn gǎng bìfēng, děngdài fēngbào guòqù.
Ships entered the harbor to take shelter from the storm.
他出了事就跑去外地避风。
Tā chū le shì jiù pǎo qù wàidì bìfēng.
After the incident, he fled to another city to lie low.

Tips

usage
避风 literally means to shelter from wind, but figuratively it means to lay low or escape trouble for a time — much like saying 'let the dust settle' in English.

Stroke Order

避 bì
风 fēng