# 以免 (yǐmiǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 以免 (yǐmiǎn) means “(conj) so as not to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conj) so as not to
- Pinyin: yǐmiǎn (yi3 mian3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 早点出发吧，以免赶不上火车。
  Zǎodiǎn chūfā ba, yǐmiǎn gǎnbushàng huǒchē.
  Set off early so as not to miss the train.

## Characters

- [以](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-with-by-means/) (yǐ): (prep.) with, by means of; in order to
- [免](https://hanziro.com/word/mian-exempt/) (miǎn): to exempt; to avoid

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-mian-so-as-not/

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