免 (miǎn) means Avoid (exempt - be not allowed - prevent). Below are 24 of the 26 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
谁都难 免 出现失误。
Shéi dōu nánmiǎn chūxiàn shīwù.
Nobody can avoid making mistakes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 失误
学校提供 免 费的午饭。
Xuéxiào tígōng miǎn fèi de wǔfàn.
The school provides free lunches.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 免费
第一次做，出错难 免 。
Dì yī cì zuò, chū cuò nánmiǎn.
Doing it for the first time, mistakes are hard to avoid.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 难免
这个要求未 免 太高了。
Zhège yāoqiú wèimiǎn tài gāo le.
This demand is rather too much.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 未免
这家酒店提供 免 费早餐。
Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn tígōng miǎn fèi zǎocān.
This hotel provides a free breakfast.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 提供
我们要避 免 同样的错误。
Wǒmen yào bìmiǎn tóngyàng de cuòwù.
We must avoid the same mistake.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 避免
早点出发可以避 免 堵车。
Zǎodiǎn chūfā kěyǐ bìmiǎn dǔchē.
Setting out early can avoid the traffic jams.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 避免
两代人之间难 免 有隔阂。
Liǎng dài rén zhījiān nánmiǎn yǒu géhé.
Some estrangement between two generations is unavoidable.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 隔阂
打疫苗可以提高 免 疫力。
Dǎ yìmiáo kěyǐ tígāo miǎnyì lì.
Vaccination can raise immunity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 免疫
得过一次以后就 免 疫了。
Dé guo yí cì yǐhòu jiù miǎnyì le.
Once you have had it you become immune.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 免疫
同事之间难 免 有些摩擦。
Tóngshì zhījiān nánmiǎn yǒu xiē mócā.
Some friction between colleagues is inevitable.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摩擦
读者可以 免 费索取资料。
Dúzhě kěyǐ miǎnfèi suǒqǔ zīliào.
Readers may request the materials free of charge.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 索取
他这样说未 免 有些武断。
Tā zhèyàng shuō wèimiǎn yǒuxiē wǔduàn.
Putting it that way is somewhat arbitrary of him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 未免
读书可以避 免 思想狭隘。
Dúshū kěyǐ bìmiǎn sīxiǎng xiá'ài.
Reading helps one avoid narrow-mindedness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 狭隘
请提前确认，以 免 出错。
Qǐng tíqián quèrèn, yǐmiǎn chūcuò.
Please confirm in advance so as to avoid mistakes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 以免
多穿点衣服，以 免 着凉。
Duō chuān diǎn yīfu, yǐmiǎn zháoliáng.
Wear more clothes so you don't catch cold.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 以免
这种趣味未 免 有些庸俗。
Zhè zhǒng qùwèi wèimiǎn yǒuxiē yōngsú.
This kind of taste is rather vulgar.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 庸俗
早点出发， 免 得路上堵车。
Zǎodiǎn chūfā, miǎnde lù shang dǔchē.
Set off early so as to avoid traffic on the way.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 免得
把话说清楚， 免 得产生误会。
Bǎ huà shuō qīngchu, miǎnde chǎnshēng wùhuì.
Say it clearly so as to avoid misunderstanding.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 免得
第一次上台，他不 免 有些紧张。
Dì yī cì shàngtái, tā bùmiǎn yǒuxiē jǐnzhāng.
Going on stage for the first time, he was inevitably a little nervous.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不免
Reading these is one thing; producing 免 yourself is another. Cloze in Context takes a sentence from this same bank, removes one word and asks you to put it back — beginner, intermediate and advanced.
From the travel phrasebook
哪里有 免 费的无线网？
Nǎlǐ yǒu miǎnfèi de wúxiànwǎng?
Where is there free Wi-Fi?
Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration
样品 免 费，运费您付。
Yàngpǐn miǎnfèi, yùnfèi nín fù.
The sample is free, you pay the shipping.
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
免 appears in 26 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 免
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Questions about 免
How is 免 used in a sentence?
This page shows 26 sentences using 免 (miǎn, "Avoid (exempt - be not allowed - prevent)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 免 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 免 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 免?
The dictionary page for 免 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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