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免

⺈hat or cover

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How to Use 免

Exemption / Free from something

The character '免' means 'to exempt' or 'to free from' in these words, often used in terms related to waiving fees or obligations.

免费 • miǎn fèi • free • HSK 4

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HSK Vocabulary: 免

不免 • bù miǎn • unavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably

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bù不

miǎn

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Pinyinmiǎn

Meaningto avoid, to excuse from, to exempt

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Radical刀

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⺈hat or cover

A person (儿) with a hat (⺈) — to avoid or escape, like someone slipping away from danger.

miǎn免

fèi费

free

免税 • miǎn shuì • tax-free; duty-free; to be exempt from tax • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

miǎn免

shuì税

tax-free; duty-free; to be exempt from tax

减免 • jiǎn miǎn • Reduce or exempt • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎn减

miǎn免

Reduce or exempt

Avoidance / Inevitability

The character '免' conveys the idea of 'avoiding' or 'being unavoidable' in these words, often used to describe situations that cannot be escaped.

避免 • bì miǎn • to avoid; refrain from; prevent something from happening • HSK 5

HSK 5

bì避

miǎn免

to avoid; refrain from; prevent something from happening

难免 • nán miǎn • hard to avoid • HSK 5

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nán难

miǎn免

hard to avoid

以免 • yǐ miǎn • in order to avoid; so as not to; lest • HSK 6

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yǐ以

miǎn免

in order to avoid; so as not to; lest

免

unavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably

免得 • miǎn de • so as not to; so as to avoid

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miǎn免

de得

so as not to; so as to avoid

免疫 • miǎn yì • immunisation

HSK 6

miǎn免

yì疫

immunisation

未免 • wèi miǎn • rather; a bit too; truly

HSK 6

wèi未

miǎn免

rather; a bit too; truly

免职 • miǎn zhí • Dismiss from office

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

miǎn免

zhí职

Dismiss from office

免除 • miǎn chú • Exempt

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

miǎn免

chú除

Exempt

被

miǎn免

le了

zhè这

cì次

kǎo考

shì试

。

He was exempted from this exam due to health reasons.

Guó国

wáng王

shè赦

miǎn免

le了

nà那

ge个

qiú囚

fàn犯

。

The king pardoned that prisoner.

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

bì避

miǎn免

zài在

yǔ雨

tiān天

wài外

chū出

。

We should avoid going out on rainy days.

lǎo老

shī师

miǎn免

chú除

wǒ我

de的

zuò作

yè业

。

The teacher exempted me from homework.

zhè jiā cān tīng tí gōng miǎn fèi W i F i 。

这家餐厅提供免费WiFi。

This restaurant offers free WiFi.

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