以免 yǐmiǎn▶ por si acaso

Stroke order

以免 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 以 — 4 strokes
• 免 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. in order to avoid
2. so as not to

Related words

• 不免inevitable
• 以便para que, de modo que
• 以往Pasado
• 以至Para que; hasta
• 以致para que, de modo que
• 免得para que no

以免 is pronounced yǐmiǎn and means “por si acaso”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 以免 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.