免得

miǎnde

conjunction HSK 6 #6,585

Meanings

Zǎo diǎn chūfā, miǎnde chídào.

Leave early so as not to be late.

Nǐ duō chuān diǎn yīfu, miǎnde gǎnmào.

Wear more clothes so you don't catch a cold.

Wǒ xiě xiàlái, miǎnde wàng le.

I'll write it down so I don't forget.

Bǎ mén suǒ hǎo, miǎnde xiǎotōu jìnlái.

Lock the door so that thieves don't get in.

grammar

Pattern: [action], 免得 [undesirable outcome]. The clause before 免得 is a precaution, and the clause after is what you want to avoid.

usage

免得, 以免 (yǐmiǎn), and 省得 (shěngde) are all similar. 以免 is more formal/written, 省得 is more colloquial, 免得 is in between.

免 miǎn

得 dé