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Expressing 'to avoid' with 避免 (bìmiǎn)
Condition
Negation
Structure
Subject + 避免 + Undesirable Event
Explanation
The verb 避免 (bìmiǎn) means 'to avoid' or 'to prevent' and is used when describing efforts to keep something undesirable from happening. It is followed directly by a verb phrase or noun describing the unwanted outcome. Unlike 躲避, which implies physically dodging, 避免 focuses on preventing a situation from occurring.
Examples
出门前要查天气，避免被雨淋。
Chūmén qián yào chá tiānqì, bìmiǎn bèi yǔ lín.
Check the weather before going out to avoid getting caught in the rain.
我们应该避免在深夜打扰邻居。
Wǒmen yīnggāi bìmiǎn zài shēnyè dǎrǎo línjū.
We should avoid disturbing the neighbors late at night.
为了避免迟到，他提前半小时出发了。
Wèile bìmiǎn chídào, tā tíqián bàn xiǎoshí chūfā le.
To avoid being late, he left half an hour early.