Definition
避险 is a verb that means 'to avoid danger' or 'to take shelter from risk'. It appears in two main contexts: general safety (evacuating from a hazard) and finance (hedging against market risk). The financial sense is a jargon borrowing — it's used in 避险资产 ('safe-haven assets'), 避险情绪 ('risk-off sentiment'), etc.
v
to avoid dangerto seek shelter from a hazard(finance) to hedgeto move into safe-haven positions
Examples
- ，避险。Dìzhèn fāshēng shí, dàjiā xùnsù bì xiǎn dào kāikuò dìdài.When the earthquake struck, everyone quickly evacuated to open ground.
- ，避险。Shìchǎng bōdòng jiā dà, tóuzī zhě fēnfēn xuǎnzé bì xiǎn zīchǎn.As market volatility increased, investors rushed to safe-haven assets.
- 避险。Dēngshān qián yào zuò hǎo chōngfèn de bì xiǎn zhǔnbèi.Before climbing a mountain, you need to make thorough preparations to avoid danger.
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