退避三舍 (tuì bì sān shè) — ceder a alguém; evitar deliberadamente um conflito ou confronto; manter distância de algo (para não se meter em encrencas)

Definição

Exemplos

• 那位老专家脾气很大，同事们都对他退避三舍。
  Nà wèi lǎo zhuān jiā pí qi hěn dà, tóng shì men dōu duì tā tuì bì sān shè.
  That old expert has a bad temper; all his colleagues give way to him.
• 遇到这种敏感话题，他通常选择退避三舍。
  Yù dào zhè zhǒng mǐn gǎn huà tí, tā tōng cháng xuǎn zé tuì bì sān shè.
  When encountering such sensitive topics, he usually chooses to avoid them assiduously.
• 在商业谈判中，有时退避三舍不是示弱，而是策略。
  Zài shāng yè tán pàn zhōng, yǒu shí tuì bì sān shè bú shì shì ruò, ér shì cè lüè.
  In business negotiations, sometimes giving way is not a sign of weakness but a strategy.