免
得

So as not to in Chinese: 免得 (miǎn de)

miǎn de

so as not to

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Definitions

  1. 1so as not to; so as to avoid

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免
得

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄢˇ

miǎn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

˙ㄉㄜ

de

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄜ/ e

Example sentences

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  • 你早点出门，免得迟到。

    nǐ zǎo diǎn chū mén， miǎn de chí dào。

    Leave early so that you won't be late.

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Related words

得

dé

to obtain

免

miǎn

to excuse sb

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

记得

jì de

to remember

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

获得

huò dé

to obtain

免费

miǎn fèi

free (of charge)

值得

zhí de

to be worth

避免

bì miǎn

to avert

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

显得

xiǎn de

to seem

得到

dé dào

to get

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