以免

yǐ miǎn

HSK level: HSK 6

Meaning

in order to avoid; so as not to

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以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then人免miǎnto spare, to excuse from; to evade⺈口儿

Examples

他很小心地溜出房间，以免惊醒她。

Tā hěn xiǎo xīn de liū chū fáng jiān, yǐ miǎn jīng xǐng tā.

He crept out of the room very carefully to avoid waking her up.