以免

yǐmiǎn

conjunction HSK 6 #7,216

Meanings

1 in order to avoid
2 so as not to
3 lest

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

你早点出发，以免迟到。

Nǐ zǎodiǎn chūfā, yǐmiǎn chídào.

Leave early so as not to be late.

HSK 3

带把伞吧，以免下雨。

Dài bǎ sǎn ba, yǐmiǎn xiàyǔ.

Bring an umbrella in case it rains.

Tips

grammar

以免 introduces a clause stating the undesirable outcome to be avoided. The structure is: action + 以免 + undesirable result.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

免 miǎn