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Expressing 'to avoid' with 避免 (bìmiǎn)
Condition
Purpose & Reason
Structure
Subject + 避免 + Verb Phrase / 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 by the event or action one wishes to prevent. Place 避免 before the undesirable outcome, which is often expressed as a verb phrase or clause.
Examples
出门前要查天气预报，避免淋雨。
chūmén qián yào chá tiānqì yùbào, bìmiǎn línyǔ.
Check the weather forecast before going out to avoid getting caught in the rain.
他尽量避免在深夜吃东西。
tā jǐnliàng bìmiǎn zài shēnyè chī dōngxi.
He tries to avoid eating late at night.
为了避免迟到，她提前半小时出发了。
wèile bìmiǎn chídào, tā tíqián bàn xiǎoshí chūfā le.
To avoid being late, she left half an hour early.