免得
min5 dak1miǎn de
English
- so as not to; so as to avoid
- to avoid; to save the trouble
粵語 — Cantonese
- 考慮到負面限制或者後果,而做一個決定;費事
Examples
等我帶埋本書去免得陣間悶。
Let me bring this book along, in case I get bored.
我們是不是該退一步,免得倒下?
Maybe we should take a step back before we fall?
Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY
你必須盡一切可能盡力而為, 免得你以後後悔。
You must do all you can lest you should regret later.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk