Definition
避而不谈 is a fixed expression (成语) meaning to deliberately avoid discussing a topic. Literally 'to avoid and not speak', it carries a connotation of evasion or sidestepping, often when the subject is uncomfortable or inconvenient. You use it when someone intentionally refuses to address a question or issue in conversation.
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to evade the subjectto avoid discussing something
Examples
- ，避而不谈。Zài huìyì shàng, tā duì nàge mǐngǎn wèntí bì ér bú.At the meeting, he evaded that sensitive issue.
- ，避而不谈。Jìzhě zhuīwèn le sān cì, tā réngrán bì ér bú.The reporter pressed him three times, but he still avoided the subject.
- ，避而不谈。Guānyú zìjǐ de guòqù, tā zǒngshì bì ér bú.He always avoids talking about his own past.
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