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以免

yǐmiǎn
conjunction HSK 7 #7,216

Meanings

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

Examples

你早点出发，以免迟到。
Nǐ zǎo diǎn chūfā, yǐmiǎn chídào.
Leave early so as not to be late.
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