以免

yǐmiǎn

in order to avoid; so as not to

conjunction HSK 3.0 · Band 6

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

快走吧,以免迟到。

Hurry up so you will not be late.

多穿衣服,以免感冒。

Wear more so you will not catch a cold.