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TOPIK 5verb

회피하다

hoepihada

회피해요 · 회피했어요 · 회피할 거예요 · 회피하세요

to evade, to dodge, to avoid (responsibility, a question)

Example

그는 기자들의 질문에 답변을 회피했습니다.

He evaded answering the reporters' questions.

Word parts

회 turn피 avoid

Literally 'turn around and avoid' — dodging rather than facing.

Good to know

기피 = shunning something you dislike; 회피 = dodging something you should face, like 책임 or 질문.