menjauhi
Word tier 3
Meanings
Examples
- Pendaki itu menjauhi tebing curam untuk mengelakkan bahaya.B2
The hiker kept away from the steep cliff to avoid danger.
- Lelaki itu semakin menjauhi kumpulan itu selepas pertengkaran kecil.B2
The man gradually distanced himself from the group after a small argument.
Word family
Surface
men-jauh-imenjauhi
Pattern
meN-root-imeN- is realized here as men-.
Other family forms
All examples
to distance oneself fromVerb
- Pendaki itu menjauhi tebing curam untuk mengelakkan bahaya.B2
The hiker kept away from the steep cliff to avoid danger.
- Lelaki itu semakin menjauhi kumpulan itu selepas pertengkaran kecil.B2
The man gradually distanced himself from the group after a small argument.
- Saya cuba menjauhi kawasan itu pada waktu malam.A2
I try to stay away from that area at night.
to avoid; to stay away fromVerb
- Saya menjauhi makanan berminyak untuk menjaga kesihatan.A2
I avoid oily food to protect my health.
- Saya cuba menjauhi konflik dalam perbualan supaya suasana tetap tenang.B1
I try to avoid conflict in conversation so that the atmosphere stays calm.
to osctracize; to keep away fromVerb
- Dia menjauhi rakan yang selalu membuat masalah di sekolah.B1
He stays away from friends who always cause trouble at school.
- Dia menjauhi saya selepas kami bertengkar.A2
He kept away from me after we argued.
- Keluarganya mula menjauhi dia kerana sikapnya yang kasar.B1
His family began to distance themselves from him because of his rude attitude.