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| Pronunciation |
: |
miǎn |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- exempt; free. (v)
- avoid; prevent. (v)
- not be allowed. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
⺈ |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
免 |
| Usage |
: |
15.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
be free of charge; gratis |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
cannot be avoided; be bound to |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
hard to avoid; ineluctable |
| 6. |
|
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: |
in order to avoid; so as not to |
Sentences:
| 1. He has just lost his job, which makes him sad and worried. |
| tā |
gāng |
gāng |
shī |
yè |
， |
xīn |
zhōng |
nán |
miǎn |
bēi |
chóu |
。 |
| 他 |
刚 |
刚 |
失 |
业 |
， |
心 |
中 |
难 |
免 |
悲 |
愁 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 刚刚 |
: |
just |
| 失业 |
: |
be unemployed, be out of work |
| 心中 |
: |
in the heart; in the mind; at heart |
| 难免 |
: |
hard to avoid; ineluctable |
| 悲愁 |
: |
sad and worried |
|
| 2. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. |
| shì |
shàng |
méi |
yǒu |
miǎn |
fèi |
wǔ |
cān |
。 |
| 世 |
上 |
没 |
有 |
免 |
费 |
午 |
餐 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 世上 |
: |
in this world |
| 没有 |
: |
don’t have |
| 免费 |
: |
free |
| 午餐 |
: |
lunch |
|
| 3. He put up a mosquito-curtain in order not to be bitten by mosquitoes. |
| tā |
guà |
qǐ |
le |
wén |
zhàng |
， |
yǐ |
miǎn |
wén |
chóng |
dīng |
yǎo |
。 |
| 他 |
挂 |
起 |
了 |
蚊 |
帐 |
， |
以 |
免 |
蚊 |
虫 |
叮 |
咬 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 挂起 |
: |
put up; hang |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 蚊帐 |
: |
mosquito-curtain |
| 以免 |
: |
in order to avoid; so as not to |
| 蚊虫 |
: |
mosquitoes |
| 叮咬 |
: |
bite |
|
| 4. staff only |
| xián |
rén |
miǎn |
jìn |
| 闲 |
人 |
免 |
进 |
|
|
|
|
| 闲人 |
: |
layabout; persons not concerned |
| 免 |
: |
not allow to |
| 进 |
: |
enter |
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