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免除

miǎn chú
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to prevent
  2. 2. to avoid
  3. 3. to excuse
  4. 4. to exempt
  5. 5. to relieve
  6. 6. (of a debt) to remit

Word relationships

Antonyms

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征收
zhēng shōu

to levy (a tax)

征收 means 'to levy' (taxes), opposite of 免除 'to exempt'.

Related words

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豁免
huò miǎn

to exempt

豁免 also means 'exempt' but is more specialized for immunity from legal obligation.

Synonyms

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避免
bì miǎn

to avert

免除 is more formal and often used in legal or official contexts to mean 'exempt' or 'remit', while 避免 is general 'to avoid'.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 以免 (yǐmiǎn), which is a conjunction meaning 'in order to avoid'.

Example Sentences

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这笔债务被 免除 了。
This debt was remitted.

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Child Words of 免除

免
miǎn

to excuse sb

除
chú

to get rid of