Definition
避风 is a separable verb (离合词) that literally means 'to shelter from the wind' (避 = avoid, 风 = wind). Figuratively, it means to lie low or stay away from trouble — like dodging a dangerous situation or laying low until heat blows over. You can split it with a resultative or duration: 避过风头 ('wait out the storm'), 避了几天风 ('hid out for a few days'). The character 风 in the figurative sense doesn't refer to literal wind but to 'wind of trouble' or 'momentum of a situation'.
v.o.
to shelter from the wind (literal)to lie lowto stay away from trouble (figurative)
Examples
- 避风。Wǒmen zhǎo le yí ge qiángjiǎo bì fēng.We found a corner by the wall to shelter from the wind.
- 。Tā zuìjìn zài xiāngxià bì guò fēngtou le.He's been lying low in the countryside, waiting out the trouble.
- ，。Xiān bié jízhe xíngdòng, děng guò le zhè zhèn fēng zài chūlái.Don't act yet — wait until this wave blows over before you come out.
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