免得

/ miǎnde /

Strokes

Definition

so as not to/so as to avoid

Example

As a Conjunction

so as not to; so as to avoid

Zǎodiǎnr

早点儿

qǐlai

起来

miǎnde

免得

饿

zhāo

着

dùzi

肚子

shàngkè

上课

。

Get up early so that you will not have to go to the lecture on an empty stomach.

Dài

带

shàng

上

yǔyī

雨衣

miǎnde

免得

línyǔ

淋雨

。

Take a raincoat lest you should be drenched.

Miǎnde

免得

yǐnqǐ

引起

wùhuì

误会

so as to avoid any misunderstanding

Miǎnde

免得

pǎo

跑

yī

一

tàng

趟

save sb a journey/trip