---
title: "Huibi Meaning: 回避 (huíbì) Means “to avoid”"
description: "回避 (traditional 迴避, huíbì) means “to avoid; to evade”. Hear its tones, see what 回 and 避 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huibi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 回避 mean?

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回避 huíbì

## to avoid; to evade

## It can also mean

- to recuse oneself

## Its characters

1. 回 huí to return
2. 避 bì to avoid

## In a sentence

他总是回避这个问题。 He always avoids this question.

在一起的战船操练，谋士程昱进言：“船都连在一起，固然平稳，但敌军若用火攻，就难以**回避**了，不可不防。

From [借东风 · Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-15#library-word-191-193)

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## More words with 回 or 避

- [避免 bìmiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bimian)
- [躲避 duǒbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duobi)
- [返回 fǎnhuí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanhui)
- [回报 huíbào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huibao)
- [回答 huídá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huida)
- [回顾 huígù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huigu)
- [回归 huíguī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huigui)
- [回合 huíhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huihe)
- [回来 huílái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huilai)
- [回落 huíluò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huiluo)

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