免

miǎn

“To excuse sb” in Chinese is 免 (miǎn).

Other characters with the syllable mian: see all 7 →

Meaning

to excuse sb
to exempt
to remove or dismiss from office

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to avoid
to avert
to escape
to be prohibited
old variant of 絻[wen4]

Example

事故无法避免。

Accidents are inevitable.

From 避免 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 免

避免bìmiǎnto avertHSK 4 免费miǎnfèifree (of charge)HSK 4 难免nánmiǎnhard to avoidHSK 4 不免bùmiǎninevitablyHSK 5 免得miǎndeso as not to; so as to avoidHSK 6 罢免bàmiǎnto remove sb from their postHSK 7-9 减免jiǎnmiǎnto reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)HSK 7-9 免除miǎnchúto preventHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4 矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4 案àn(legal) caseHSK 4 暗àndarkHSK 4 巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4 摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4 败bàito defeatHSK 4 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4 薄báothinHSK 4 宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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