逃避 (táo bì) — to evade; to avoid; to escape

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.

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