retreat and avoid; withdraw
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to retreat and avoid; to withdraw to evade (conflict or danger)
Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe avoiding confrontation, danger, or an undesirable situation. Commonly appears in the idiom 退避三舍.
Tuì退
bì避
wú无
dì地
There is no place to retreat to.
Tuì退
bì避
bù不
jí及
，
zhèng正
hǎo好
pèng碰
shàng上
。
Unable to retreat in time, they ran right into it.
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Miàn面
duì对
qiáng强
dí敌
，
tā他
men们
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
zàn暂
shí时
tuì退
bì避
。
Facing a strong enemy, they chose to temporarily withdraw.
Tā他
yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nan难
shí时
zǒng总
shì是
tuì退
bì避
sān三
shè舍
。
When he encounters difficulties, he always gives a wide berth.