避免

bì miǎn · bi mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to avert
  2. to prevent
  3. to avoid
  4. to refrain from

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)要(yào)知(zhī)道(dào)如(rú)何(hé)避(bì)免(miǎn)皱(zhòu)纹(wén)吗(ma)?

Would you like to know how to prevent getting wrinkles?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

战(zhàn)争(zhēng)必(bì)须(xū)不(bù)惜(xī)一(yí)切(qiè)代(dài)价(jià)地(de)去(qù)避(bì)免(miǎn)。

War must be avoided at all costs.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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