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避让 (bì ràng) — to avoid (conflict, obstacles, etc.); to yield (in traffic, to pedestrians, etc.)

Definition

避让 pairs 让 ('yield/give way') with 避: it's physical give-way — in traffic, in crowds, to avoid bumping. 回避 is more about dodging an issue or person; 避免 means preventing something from happening.

verb
to avoid (conflict, obstacles, etc.)to yield (in traffic, to pedestrians, etc.)

Examples

  • ，避让。
    Zài xiá zhǎi de lù shang, chē liàng yīng gāi zhǔ dòng bì ràng.
    On narrow roads, vehicles should actively yield.
  • 避让，。
    Tā xué huì le bì ràng chōng tū, bǎo chí lěng jìng.
    He learned to avoid conflict and stay calm.
  • 避让。
    Sī jī kàn dào xíng rén hòu lì kè bì ràng.
    The driver immediately yielded after seeing the pedestrian.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

避bìavoid
让ràngyield

避 (avoid) and 让 (yield) combine to mean giving way to obstacles or traffic.

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 讓; 让 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
襄
襄xiāng讓ràng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 讓 combines 言, showing speech, with 襄, giving the sound; the evidence links it to criticizing or reproaching. The simplified 让 is a later shorthand.

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