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to avoid a taboo

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bi4hui4 bìhuì

Meaning


Primary

to avoid a taboo

Alternatives

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Mnemonic


避讳 To avoid a taboo is 避 to evade mentioning or talking about a certain 讳 taboo.

Usage


老师 讲 得 很 开放, 没有 什么 避讳。

The teacher spoke openly, without avoiding any taboos.

谈到 死亡, 很多 人 会 有 避讳。

When it comes to death, many people tend to avoid the taboo (of the topic).

我们 不必 避讳 问题。

We don’t need to avoid the taboo of this question.