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免得 (miǎn de): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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免得 (miǎn de): So as not to (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

免得 consists of 2 characters.

to avoid, to excuse from, to exempt

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 免得.

Words with 免

免费miǎn fèiHSK 4
避免bì miǎnHSK 5
不免bù miǎn
以免yǐ miǎn
免疫miǎn yì
免税miǎn shuì
免职miǎn zhí
免除miǎn chú

Words with 得

觉得jué deHSK 2
记得jì deHSK 3
值得zhí deHSK 4
得意dé yìHSK 4
获得huò déHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4
来得及lái de jíHSK 4
不得了

bù dé liǎo

HSK 5

How to Use 免得 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 免得 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

miǎn免

de得

má麻

fan烦

neutral

to avoid trouble

miǎn免

de得

chí迟

dào到

neutral

to avoid being late

Verb + Adverbwith提前准备

tí提

qián前

zhǔn准

bèi备

miǎn免

de得

Adverb + Verbwith最好带上

zuì最

hǎo好

dài带

shàng上

miǎn免

de得

Example Sentences with 免得

nǐ你

dài带

shàng上

sǎn伞

ba吧

，

miǎn免

neutral

prepare in advance to avoid

informal

Spoken

better bring it to avoid

de

得

xià下

yǔ雨

。

Take an umbrella with you, so you won't get caught in the rain.

nǐ你

zuì最

hǎo好

zǎo早

diǎn点

chū出

fā发

，

miǎn免

de得

lù路

shang上

dǔ堵

chē车

。

You'd better leave early so as to avoid traffic on the road.

qǐng请

tí提

qián前

què确

rèn认

háng航

bān班

xìn信

xī息

，

miǎn免

de得

xíng行

chéng程

chū出

xiàn现

yì意

wài外

biàn变

dòng动

。

Please confirm the flight information in advance so as to avoid unexpected changes in the itinerary.

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nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bù不

bǎ把

zhòng重

yào要

wén文

jiàn件

bèi备

fèn份

，

miǎn免

de得

shù数

jù据

diū丢

shī失

ne呢

？

Why don't you back up the important files so as not to lose the data?

wǒ我

zǎo早

diǎn点

chū出

fā发

，

miǎn免

de得

lù路

tā他

gēn根

běn本

méi没

yǒu有

tí提

qián前

gōu沟

tōng通

chū出

mén门

qián前

jiǎn检

chá查

yí一

xià下

méi煤

qì气

shì

tā他

tí提

qián前

fù复

xí习

le了

gōng功

kè课

，

miǎn

jì既

rán然

nǐ你

dān担

xīn心

yí遗

wàng忘

，

jiù就

shè

shàng

上

dǔ堵

chē车

。

I'll leave early to avoid traffic jams on the road.

，

miǎn免

de得

dà大

jiā家

chǎn产

shēng生

wù误

jiě解

。

He did not communicate in advance at all, so as to avoid causing misunderstandings among everyone.

是

fǒu否

guān关

hǎo好

，

miǎn免

de得

yǐn引

fā发

ān安

quán全

yǐn隐

huàn患

。

Check if the gas is turned off before leaving home so as to avoid potential safety hazards.

免

de得

kǎo考

shì试

shí时

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

He reviewed his lessons in advance to prevent feeling nervous during the exam.

设

zhì置

gè个

tí提

xǐng醒

，

miǎn免

de得

yòu又

dān耽

wù误

le了

zhòng重

yào要

huì会

yì议

。

Since you're worried about forgetting, set a reminder so as not to miss the important meeting again.