避难 bìnàn to take refuge
to take refuge; to seek asylum
How to remember 避难: 避 to avoid + 难 difficult = to take refuge.
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How it is used
- 'To take refuge, seek asylum' from danger - 到大使馆避难 (dào dàshǐguǎn bìnàn) take refuge in the embassy; 政治避难 (zhèngzhì bìnàn) political asylum.
- Covers fleeing war, disaster, or persecution; 避难所 (bìnànsuǒ) = shelter/refuge.
- Note 难 is read nàn (calamity) here, not nán (difficult).