粵

避bei6免min5

bei6 min5bì miǎn

English

  1. to avert
  2. to avoid; to prevent something from happening
  3. to prevent
  4. to avoid
  5. to refrain from

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 去令某種情況唔好發生

Examples

  • 避免出錯

    to avoid mistakes

  • 避免意外發生

    to prevent accidents from happening

  • 你應該避免食高卡路里嘅食物。

    You should avoid eating high-calorie foods.

  • 避免太夸张。

    Try to avoid overdoing it.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 事故无法避免。

    Accidents are inevitable.

    Tatoeba · gonnastop CC BY

  • 那是可避免的。

    That's avoidable.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 战争并非不可避免。

    War is not inevitable.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我宁愿避免这种事。

    I'd rather avoid it.

    Tatoeba · jin1 CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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