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免HSK 4

Pinyin: miǎn

English Definition: to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited

Chinese Definition:
①去掉，除掉：免除。免税。免费。免官。免检。罢免。豁免。
②不被某种事物所涉及：避免。免疫。免不了。在所难免。
③不可，不要：闲人免进。
④古同“勉”，勉励。
⑤古同“娩”，分娩。

Antonyms: 任

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 儿

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺈
- ⿻ Overlaid
  - 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
  - 儿 [ ér ] son, child

Similar Characters: 色

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避免	bì miǎn	to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from	HSK 5
免费	miǎn fèi	free (of charge)	HSK 4
不免	bù miǎn	inevitably	HSK 6
难免	nán miǎn	hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably	HSK 5
未免	wèi miǎn	unavoidably; can't help; really; rather	HSK 6

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1		ràng 让 wǒ 我 zhè gè 这个 mù jī zhě 目击者 lái 来 gào sù 告诉 tā men 他们 suǒ 所 fā shēng 发生 de 的 shì qíng 事情， yě 也 miǎn 免 dé yǐ 得以 é chuán é 讹传讹。 Let me, as a witness, tell them what happened so that they will not be wrongly informed.
2		tā men 他们 shǐ 使 tā 他 miǎn 免 yú 于 shòu zé 受责。 They absolved him from blame.
3		zhè xiē 这些 shǒu xù 手续 jiù 就 miǎn 免 le 了。 We'll dispense with the formalities.
4		tā 他 yǐ 已 bèi 被 miǎn qù 免去 jiào yù 教育 bù zhǎng 部长 de 的 zhí wù 职务。 He has been removed from his post as minister of education.
5		fú wù 服务 rén yuán 人员 jiù 就 qí 其 fú wù 服务 suǒ de 所得 zhī 之 gōng zī 工资 miǎn nà 免纳 juān shuì 捐税。 Members of the service staff shall be exempt from dues and taxes on the wages which they receive for their services.

1		ràng 让 wǒ 我 zhè gè 这个 mù jī zhě 目击者 lái 来 gào sù 告诉 tā men 他们 suǒ 所 fā shēng 发生 de 的 shì qíng 事情， yě 也 miǎn 免 dé yǐ 得以 é chuán é 讹传讹。 Let me, as a witness, tell them what happened so that they will not be wrongly informed.
2		tā men 他们 shǐ 使 tā 他 miǎn 免 yú 于 shòu zé 受责。 They absolved him from blame.
3		zhè xiē 这些 shǒu xù 手续 jiù 就 miǎn 免 le 了。 We'll dispense with the formalities.
4		tā 他 yǐ 已 bèi 被 miǎn qù 免去 jiào yù 教育 bù zhǎng 部长 de 的 zhí wù 职务。 He has been removed from his post as minister of education.
5		fú wù 服务 rén yuán 人员 jiù 就 qí 其 fú wù 服务 suǒ de 所得 zhī 之 gōng zī 工资 miǎn nà 免纳 juān shuì 捐税。 Members of the service staff shall be exempt from dues and taxes on the wages which they receive for their services.