以免

yǐ miǎn · yi mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. in order to avoid
  2. so as not to

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)匆(cōng)忙(máng)赶(gǎn)去(qù)车(chē)站(zhàn),以(yǐ)免(miǎn)错(cuò)过(guò)火(huǒ)车(chē)。

She hurried to the station so that she wouldn't miss the train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)系(jì)好(hǎo)安(ān)全(quán)带(dài),以(yǐ)免(miǎn)发(fā)生(shēng)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)。

Please fasten your seatbelt to avoid danger.

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