避免 Traditional form: 避免 Pinyin (reading): bìmiǎn Definitions: to avert to prevent to avoid to refrain from Characters: 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide 免 - to spare, to excuse from; to evade Traditional characters: 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide 免 - to spare, to excuse from; to evade