avoid suspicion; steer clear of impropriety
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to avoid suspicion; to steer clear of impropriety
formal常用于公共事务、职场或敏感关系中，为显示公正或避免误会而主动保持距离或退出相关事务。
Yīn因
wèi为
tóu投
biāo标
fāng方
lǐ里
yǒu有
tā他
de的
qīn亲
qi戚
，
tā他
zhǔ主
dòng动
bì避
xián嫌
，
tuì退
chū出
le了
píng评
shěn审
wěi委
yuán员
huì会
。
Because a relative of his was among the bidders, he voluntarily recused himself from the review committee to avoid suspicion.
Fǎ法
guān官
chǔ处
lǐ理
cǐ此
àn案
shí时
yīng应
gāi该
bì避
xián嫌
。
The judge should recuse himself when handling this case to avoid any appearance of bias.
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Tā他
wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
xián嫌
yí疑
，
jù拒
jué绝
le了
duì对
fāng方
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
kuì馈
zèng赠
。
To steer clear of any suspicion, he rejected all gifts from the other party.