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以免

yǐ miǎn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

以免 (yǐ miǎn) means "in order to avoid". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 以免 means

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

The characters in 以免

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 免miǎnto excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office

Example sentences

• 我们乘车去以免迟到
  Wǒmen chéngchē qù yǐmiǎn chídào
  So as to avoid being late, we went by car.
• 你可以免费得到它。
  You can get it for free.
• 你可以免费拥有这支手表。
  You can have this watch for nothing.
• 我们小声谈话以免被人听到。
  Wǒmen xiǎoshēng tánhuà yǐmiǎn bèi rén tīngdào.
  We talked in a low voice so as not to be heard.
• 小心地打开信封，以免撕破。
  Open the envelope carefully so it doesn't tear.
• 我可以免费获取一份注册表格。
  Wǒ kěyǐ miǎnfèi huòqǔ yī fèn zhùcèbiǎo gé.
  I am able to obtain a registration form for free.

Where 以免 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yǐ miǎn correctly.
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