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免得

miǎn de

HSK 6 2-character word

What 免得 means

1. so as not to; so as to avoid

The characters in 免得

• 免miǎnto excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…

Example sentences

• 我们是不是该退一步，免得倒下？
  Maybe we should take a step back before we fall?
• 你必须尽一切可能尽力而为, 免得你以后后悔。
  Nǐ bìxū jìn yīqiè kěnéng jìnlì'érwéi, miǎnde nǐ yǐhòu hòuhuǐ.
  You must do all you can lest you should regret later.
• 时间不等人。你应该趁早和你男朋友结婚，生个孩子，免得到时候追悔莫及。
  Time is running out. You need to marry your boyfriend and have a baby before it's too late.