免遭

miǎnzāo

verb #18,021

Meanings

1 to avoid suffering
2 to be spared from

Characters

to avoid; to exempt

to suffer; to encounter

Examples

及时撤离使居民免遭洪水侵袭。

Jíshí chèlí shǐ jūmín miǎnzāo hóngshuǐ qīnxí.

Timely evacuation spared the residents from the flood.

这项措施帮助他们免遭经济损失。

Zhè xiàng cuòshī bāngzhù tāmen miǎnzāo jīngjì sǔnshī.

This measure helped them avoid economic losses.

Tips

grammar

免遭 is typically followed by something negative (disaster, harm, loss). The pattern is: 免遭 + [bad thing]. Compare with 遭受 (to suffer/endure) which has the opposite meaning.

Stroke Order

免 miǎn

遭 zāo