避免

bìmiǎn

verb HSK 4 #2,602

Meanings

To avoid and be free from — to prevent something from happening.

Wǒmen yào bìmiǎn fàn tóngyàng de cuòwù.

We must avoid making the same mistake.

Qǐng bìmiǎn zài shìnèi xīyān.

Please avoid smoking indoors.

Wèile bìmiǎn chídào, tā tíqián chūfā le.

To avoid being late, he left early.

grammar

避免 is followed by a verb phrase (避免犯错误) or 了 to indicate something was avoided. It cannot be followed by a simple noun alone — use 避开 for that.

避 bì

免 miǎn