避害

bìhài
  1. (literary) to avoid catastrophe
  2. (literary) to avoid disadvantages
  3. to avoid catastrophe
  4. to avoid disadvantages

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 避 bì
  1. to avoid
  2. to shun
  3. to flee
  4. to escape
  5. to keep away from
  6. to leave
  7. to hide from
=2 害 hài
  1. to do harm to
  2. to cause trouble to
  3. harm
  4. evil
  5. calamity
=2 害 hé
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 曷 (hé, “why”)
  2. alternative form of 曷 (hé, “why”)

Containing this entry

趨利避害 qūlìbìhài (idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects