免得

miǎnde

HSK 7

免得 — miǎnde

  1. so as not to; in order to avoid (something happening)

    我提前买了票,免得到了再排长队。 wǒ tíqián mǎi le piào miǎnde dào le zài páizhǎngduì — I bought the tickets in advance so as not to have to queue for a long time when we get there.