免除

miǎn chú

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 征收 zhēng shōu 征收 zhēng shōu to levy (a tax) 征收 means 'to levy' (taxes), opposite of 免除 'to exempt'.: to levy (a tax)

Related words

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• 豁免 huò miǎn 豁免 huò miǎn to exempt 豁免 also means 'exempt' but is more specialized for immunity from legal obligation.: to exempt

Synonyms

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• 避免 bì miǎn 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'.: to avert

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 免 miǎn: to excuse sb
• 除 除 chú: to get rid of