避暑
bì shǔ
Pinyin

Definition

避暑
 - 
bì shǔ
  1. to be away for the summer holidays
  2. to spend a holiday at a summer resort
  3. to prevent sunstroke

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

逃避
táo bì
  1. 1 to escape
  2. 2 to evade
  3. 3 to avoid
  4. 4 to shirk
避免
bì miǎn
  1. 1 to avert
  2. 2 to prevent
  3. 3 to avoid
  4. 4 to refrain from
中暑
zhòng shǔ
  1. 1 sunstroke
  2. 2 heatstroke
回避
huí bì
  1. 1 variant of 迴避|回避[huí bì]
暑
shǔ
  1. 1 heat
  2. 2 hot weather
  3. 3 summer heat
暑假
shǔ jià
  1. 1 summer vacation
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
消暑
xiāo shǔ
  1. 1 to spend a summer holiday
  2. 2 (esp of Chinese medicine) to relieve summer heat
规避
guī bì
  1. 1 to evade
  2. 2 to dodge
躲避
duǒ bì
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to evade
  3. 3 to dodge
  4. 4 to take shelter
  5. 5 to avoid (difficulties)
避
bì
  1. 1 to avoid
  2. 2 to shun
  3. 3 to flee
  4. 4 to escape
  5. 5 to keep away from
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to hide from
避孕
bì yùn
  1. 1 contraception
避孕套
bì yùn tào
  1. 1 condom
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
避孕药
bì yùn yào
  1. 1 oral contraceptive
避让
bì ràng
  1. 1 to avoid
  2. 2 to yield (in traffic)
  3. 3 to get out of the way
避开
bì kāi
  1. 1 to avoid
  2. 2 to evade
  3. 3 to keep away from
避风
bì fēng
  1. 1 to take shelter from the wind
  2. 2 to lie low
  3. 3 to stay out of trouble
避风港
bì fēng gǎng
  1. 1 haven
  2. 2 refuge
  3. 3 harbor
  4. 4 CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
不可避免
bù kě bì miǎn
  1. 1 unavoidably
大暑
Dà shǔ
  1. 1 Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths

Idioms (8)

不避斧钺
bù bì fǔ yuè
  1. 1 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
  2. 2 not afraid of dying in combat
  3. 3 not afraid of being executed
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
趋吉避凶
qū jí bì xiōng
  1. 1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
  1. 1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
  2. 2 a strategic withdrawal
避世绝俗
bì shì jué sú
  1. 1 to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
避其锐气，击其惰归
bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī
  1. 1 avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
  1. 1 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
  2. 2 out of the frying pan into the fire
避实就虚
bì shí jiù xū
  1. 1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points

Sample Sentences

这件事不是上次就讨论过了？是你说要去南半球避暑的。
zhè jiàn shì bùshì shàngcì jiù tǎolùn guò le ？shì nǐ shuō yào qù nánbànqiú bìshǔ de 。
Didn't we discuss this last time? It was you that said you wanted to go to the southern hemisphere to escape the heat.
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