逃避 (táo bì): to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk

Whenever he runs into difficulties, he always chooses to escape rather than think of a way to solve the problem.

A serious accident happened at the company, but the manager shirked responsibility and pushed all the blame onto his subordinates.

She didn't want to face the pain of failure, so she buried herself in work every day, using busyness to escape from reality.

To avoid his parents' questioning, he hid back in his room right after dinner and put on headphones to listen to music.

Facing the reporters' microphones, that celebrity did not dodge the issue but frankly admitted his mistake.