avoid

( 回避 ) run away from ( pt ran ) , pp run ⇒ 躲避问题 duǒbì wèntí → run away from one's problems

escape ⇒ 逃避责任 táobì zérèn → shirk responsibility ⇒ 逃避关税 táobì guānshuì → evade customs duties

avoid

avoid arousing suspicion

use contraceptives ⇒ 避孕药 bìyùnyào → the pill

( 指去凉爽地方 ) go to a summer resort ( pt went ) , pp gone

take refuge ( pt took ) , pp taken

( 躲风 ) shelter from the wind

dodge

haven

play to one's strengths ⇒ 在用人上要注意扬长避短。 Zài yòngrén shang yào zhùyì yáng cháng bì duǎn. → When managing people you should get them to play to their strengths.

focus on small things, ignoring what's important ⇒ 开会时我避重就轻,只谈小问题。 Kāihuì shí wǒ bì zhòng jiù qīng, zhǐ tán xiǎo wèntí. → At the meeting, I avoided the important issues, and spoke only about minor points. ⇒ 首相答记者问时,老是避重就轻。 Shǒuxiàng dá jìzhě wèn shí, lǎoshì bì zhòng jiù qīng. → When the prime minister answers journalists' questions he always evades the issue.