逃避 (táo bì) — to evade; to avoid; to escape | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

逃避 means to evade or run away from something unpleasant (responsibility, feelings, problems) — avoiding rather than confronting. More deliberate avoidance than 躲避 (which covers dodging danger), broader in meaning than 推卸 (only shirking blame).

verb

to evadeto avoidto escape

Examples

逃避，，逃避。
Tā wèi le táo bì zé rèn, jū rán zé rèn, táo bì zhēn de cí zhí le.
To evade responsibility, he actually resigned.
，逃避，。
Miàn duì kùn nan, wǒ men bú yīng gāi táo bì, ér yào yǒng gǎn jiě jué.
Facing difficulties, we should not run away but solve them bravely.
逃避。
Tā zǒng shì táo bì nèi xīn de zhēn shí gǎn shòu.
She always evades her true inner feelings.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

逃 and 避 both convey fleeing or avoiding, so together they mean to evade something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶兆逃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

兆

兆zhào逃táo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

逃 pairs 辶 (walk) with 兆, which gives the pronunciation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶辟避

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòto walk

Sound part声符shēngfú

辟

辟pì避bì

Same sound today

避 is built from 辶, a walking-related form, plus 辟, which gives the pronunciation.

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