免 (min5 | mian3) : avoid; spare from; dismiss from

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min5

mian3

[1] avoid; avert; escape
[2] spare from; exempt from; dispense with
[3] dismiss from (post); remove from (office); relieve
[4] forbid; prohibit; not allowed

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 儿 (#10)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

免

Don't confuse with:
兔色

This word has been viewed 8464 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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免職 min5 zik1 mian3 zhi2 = to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote; dismissal; sacking

免費 min5 fai3 mian3 fei4 = free

免得 min5 dak1 mian3 de5 = so as to avoid sth.

不免 bat1 min5 bu4 mian3 = unavoidable

以免 ji5 min5 yi3 mian3 = in order not to

未免 mei6 min5 wei4 mian3 = rather too; unavoidably

豁免 kut3 min5 huo4 mian3 = exempt; waive

避免 bei6 min5 bi4 mian3 = to avert, prevent, avoid, refrain from

難免 naan4 min5 nan2 mian3 = [adj] difficult to avoid or escape from

可以避免 ho2 ji5 bei6 min5 ke3 yi3 bi4 mian3 = evitable, avoidable

免治 min5 zi6 = mince (transliteration)

免供款 min5 gung1 fun2 = non-contributory

不免一死 bat1 min5 jat1 sei2 bu4 mian3 yi1 si3 = mortal 國

人類免疫缺陷病毒 jan4 leoi6 min5 jik6 kyut3 haam6 beng6 duk6 ren2 lei4 mian3 yi4 que1 xian4 bing4 du2 = human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

免疫 min5 jik6 mian3 yi4 = immunity (from disease)

被動免疫 bei6 dung6 min5 jik6 bei4 dong4 mian3 yi4 = passive immunity

赦免 se3 min5 she4 mian3 = pardon; absolve

免提 min5 tai4 = hands-free

免疫法 min5 jik6 faat3 mian3 yi4 fa3 = immunization

在所難免 zoi6 so2 naan4 min5 zai4 suo3 nan2 mian3 = can hardly be avoided; be unavoidable

無可避免 mou4 ho2 bei6 min5 = unavoidable

不可避免 bat1 ho2 bei6 min5 bu4 ke3 bi4 mian3 = unavoidably 國 (common formation)

全免 cyun4 min5 quan2 mian3 = free of charge

費用全免 fai3 jung6 cyun4 min5 fei4 yong4 quan2 mian3 = free of charge

寬免 fun1 min5 = waive

免稅 min5 seoi5 mian3 shui4 = exempt from taxation; tax-free; duty-free

免稅店 min5 seoi3 dim3 mian3 shui4 dian4 = duty-free shop/store

無一倖免 mou4 jat1 hang6 min5 wu2 yi1 xing4 mian3 = no one is spared

倖免於難 hang6 min5 jyu1 naan6 xing4 mian3 yu2 nan4 = to escape a tragedy

免佣 min5 jung2 mian3 yong4 = no commission

罷免 baa6 min5 ba4 mian3 = dismiss from office

免死金牌 min5 sei2 gam1 paai4 main3 si3 jin1 pai2 = death exemption plate; get out off jail free card

為免 wai6 min5 wei4 mian3 = in order to avoid

免問 min5 man6 mian3 wen4 = don't even bother asking (a prying question)

免疫學 min5 jik6 hok6 = immunology

主動免疫 zyu2 dung6 min5 jik6 zhu3 dong4 mian3 yi4 = active immunity

放射免疫測定 fong3 se6 min5 jik6 cak1 ding6 fang4 she4 mian3 yi4 ce4 ding4 = radioimmunoassay

免費軟件 min5 fai3 jyun5 gin6*2 mian3 fei4 ruan3 jian4 = freeware

自動免疫 zi6 dung6 min5 jik6 zi4 dong4 mian3 yi4 = active immunity

免疫系統 min5 jik6 hai6 tung2 = the immune system (common formation)

免疫反應 min5 jik6 faan2 jing3 = an immune response (common formation)

閒人免進 haan4 jan4 min5 zeon3 xian2 ren2 mian3 jin4 = no admittance except on business

慳得就慳,可免則免 haan1 dak1 zau6 haan1 , ho2 min5 zak1 min5 = not to spend or use anything unless it's necessary 粵

欲購從速，以免向隅 juk6 kau3 cung4 cuk1, ji5 min5 hoeng3 jyu4 yu4 gou4 cong2 su4, yi3*2 mian3 xiang4 yu2 = if you wish to purchase, be quick to avoid being sorry (regretting it)

黜免 zeot1 min5 chu4 mian3 = dismiss from office

免受 min5 sau6 mian3 shou4 = immune from; protect against

Showing all 2 examples containing 免

未免太過份
go a bit too far; be rather too presumptuous

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

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