避免
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
避免 (bìmiǎn) · to avoid
避免 (bìmiǎn) means “to avoid”. It is written with 2 characters: 避 (to avoid) + 免 (to spare). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 避免 is built
The characters
避 bì · to avoid
What 避 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 辟pì — law
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 十 — ten
- 尸shī — body
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 辟 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
免 miǎn · to spare
What 免 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
早点出发可以避免堵车。Zǎo diǎn chūfā kěyǐ bìmiǎn dǔchē.Leaving early can help you avoid traffic jams.
我们要避免这样的问题。Wǒmen yào bìmiǎn zhèyàng de wèntí.We must avoid problems like this.
Questions about 避免
What does 避免 mean?
避免 (bìmiǎn) means “to avoid”.
How do you pronounce 避免?
避免 is pronounced bìmiǎn.
Which HSK level is 避免?
避免 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 逃避táobìto avoid
- 回避huíbìto avoid
- 避bìto avoid
- 免费miǎnfèifree (of charge)
- 难免nánmiǎnhard to avoid
- 不免bùmiǎnunavoidably
- 免得miǎndeso as not to
- 免疫miǎnyìimmunity
- 未免wèimiǎnrather
- 以免yǐmiǎnso as to avoid
Learn 避免 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.