| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 避 | bì | avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide | |
| 避彈坑 | 避弹坑 | bì dàn kēng | foxhole |
| 避風 | 避风 | bì fēng | take shelter from the wind; lie low; stay away from trouble |
| 避風處 | 避风处 | bì fēng chù | lee, windstop |
| 避諱 | 避讳 | bì huì | taboo against using the personal names of emperors or one's elders |
| 避開 | 避开 | bì kāi | avoid; evade; keep away from |
| 避坑落井 | bì kēng luò jǐng | dodge a pit only to fall into a well; out of the frying pan into the fire | |
| 避雷器 | bì léi qì | lightning arrester | |
| 避雷針 | 避雷针 | bì léi zhēn | lightning rod |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from | |
| 避難所 | 避难所 | bì nán suǒ | refuge |
| 避難 | 避难 | bì nàn | [take] refuge; seek (political, etc) asylum |
| 避其銳氣擊其惰歸 | 避其锐气击其惰归 | bì qí ruì qì jī qí duò guī | avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws |
| 避實就虛 | 避实就虚 | bì shí jiù xū | stay clear of the enemy's main force and; strike at his weak points |
| 避暑 | bì shǔ | be away for the summer holidays; spend a holiday at a summer resort; prevent sunstroke | |
| 避暑山庄 | bì shǔ shān zhuāng | mountain resort | |
| 避稅 | 避税 | bì shuì | tax avoidance; tax evasion |
| 避稅港 | 避税港 | bì shuì gǎng | tax haven |
| 避嫌 | bì xián | avoid doing anything that may arouse suspicion; avoid arousing suspicion | |
| 避孕 | bì yùn | contraception | |
| 避孕套 | bì yùn tào | condom | |
| 避孕藥 | 避孕药 | bì yùn yào | (n) oral contraceptive |
| 避重就輕 | 避重就轻 | bì zhòng jiù qīng | avoid the important and dwell on the trivial; keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones |
| 不避艱險 | 不避艰险 | bù bì jiān xiǎn | shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers |
| 不可避免 | bù kě bì miǎn | unavoidably | |
| 躲避 | duǒ bì | shun | |
| 規避 | 规避 | guī bì | to evade; to dodge |
| 回避 | huí bì | (v) evade; shun; avoid | |
| 迴避 | huí bì | avoid; sidestep; skirt (an issue) | |
| 緊急避難 | 紧急避难 | jǐn jí bì nàn | necessity |
| 逃避 | táo bì | escape; evade; shirk | |
| 銅鑼灣避風塘 | 铜锣湾避风塘 | Tóng luó wān bì fēng táng | Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter |
| 退避 | tuì bì | withdraw | |
| 吸血鬼之避世 | Xī xuè guǐ zhī bì shì | Vampire: The Masquerade | |
| 吸血鬼之避世救贖 | 吸血鬼之避世救赎 | Xī xuè guǐ zhī bì shì jiù shú | Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption |
| 吸血鬼之避世血族 | Xī xuè guǐ zhī bì shì xuè zú | Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines |
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