以 免

yǐmiǎn

conjunctionHSK 7-9

“In order to avoid” in Chinese is 以免 (yǐmiǎn).

Meaning

in order to avoid
so as not to

Example

我们乘车去以免迟到

So as to avoid being late, we went by car.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǐHSK 24 strokesabbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]miǎnHSK 47 strokesto excuse sb

More HSK 7-9 words

要不yàobùotherwiseHSK 7-9 名气míngqireputation; fameHSK 7-9 评审píngshěnto appraiseHSK 7-9 一筹莫展yīchóu-mòzhǎnto be unable to find a solutionHSK 7-9 根源gēnyuánoriginHSK 7-9 毫不háo bùhardlyHSK 7-9 巧合qiǎohécoincidenceHSK 7-9 触摸chùmōto touchHSK 7-9 批判pīpànto criticizeHSK 7-9 钻研zuānyánto study meticulouslyHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 一面 (yīmiàn, one side)