jauhi

Word tier 2

Meanings

to keep away from; to distance oneself fromVerbFormal

to avoid; to stay away fromVerb

Doktor menyarankan pesakit jauhi orang yang sakit.A2
The doctor advised the patient to avoid sick people.
Kita patut jauhi kawasan banjir supaya selamat daripada bencana.B2
We should avoid the flood-prone area to stay safe from disaster.

jauhjauhi-ito keep away from; to distance oneself from

Other family forms

sejauhse-as far as; up to a distance of
jauhkan-kanto keep something/someone away; to put at a distance
dijauhidi-root-ito be kept away from; distanced from
dijauhkandi-root-kanto be kept away; to be distanced
menjauhimeN-root-ito distance oneself from
menjauhkanmeN-root-kanto keep away; to move something or someone farther from a place or person
berjauhanber-root-anto be far apart; to be separated by a distance

Doktor menyarankan pesakit jauhi orang yang sakit.A2
The doctor advised the patient to avoid sick people.
Kita patut jauhi kawasan banjir supaya selamat daripada bencana.B2
We should avoid the flood-prone area to stay safe from disaster.
Dia akan jauhi kawasan itu pada waktu malam.A2
He will stay away from that area at night.
Remaja itu mula jauhi rakan yang selalu mempengaruhinya.B1
The teenager began to distance himself from friends who always influenced him.
Jauhi tepi jalan itu semasa hujan lebat.A2
Stay away from the side of the road during heavy rain.
Saya cuba jauhi orang yang suka bergosip.B1
I try to avoid people who like to gossip.

Saya cuba jauhi makanan bergula.A1
I try to avoid sugary food.
Saya cuba jauhi perbualan itu.A2
I try to avoid that conversation.
Kami dinasihatkan supaya jauhi sumber berita yang tidak sahih.B2
We were advised to avoid unreliable news sources.