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免得

miǎn de
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Conjunction Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. so as not to; so as to avoid

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Word relationships

Synonyms

2 items
以免
yǐ miǎn

in order to avoid

Used to express purpose of avoiding something, often in formal contexts.
省得
shěng de

to avoid

More colloquial than 免得, used in spoken Chinese to mean 'so as to avoid'.

Child Words of 免得

免
miǎn

to excuse sb

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to