粵

以ji5免min5

ji5 min5yǐ miǎn

English

  1. in order to avoid
  2. so as not to
  3. in order not to; so as not to; in order to avoid

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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