以免
ji5 min5yǐ miǎn
English
- in order to avoid
- so as not to
- in order not to; so as not to; in order to avoid
粵語 — Cantonese
- 去避免一啲事情發生
Examples
我細個嗰陣以為雪糕檔嗰啲小販可以免費任食雪糕。
When I was younger I thought that ice cream vendors could eat as much ice cream as they wanted for free.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
你可以免费得到它。
You can get it for free.
Tatoeba · hsuan07 CC BY
我们乘车去以免迟到
So as to avoid being late, we went by car.
Tatoeba · zhangxr91 CC BY
你可以免費擁有這支手錶。
You can have this watch for nothing.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
我们小声谈话以免被人听到。
We talked in a low voice so as not to be heard.
Tatoeba · bigfatpanda CC BY
小心地打开信封,以免撕破。
Open the envelope carefully so it doesn't tear.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
外出要鎖好門窗,以免有財物損失。
Lock the door and windows before you go out in order to avoid any loss of your property.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk