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免得

miǎn de · mian de

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Meaning

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  1. so as not to; so as to avoid
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Charge it first

  1. Dengdeng

    出门(chūmén)前(qián)，先(xiān)给(gěi)手机(shǒujī)充电(chōngdiàn)吧(ba)，免得(miǎnde)路上(lùshang)没电(méidiàn)。

    Before we go out, charge the phone first, so it does not die on the way.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)。

    You are right.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)也(yě)带上(dàishàng)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)，免得(miǎnde)我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)也(yě)没电(méidiàn)。

    Bring a power bank too, so my phone does not die either.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)呢(ne)？

    What about yours?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)也(yě)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    My power bank is out of battery too.

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01

我(wǒ)们(men)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)该(gāi)退(tuì)一(yí)步(bù)，免(miǎn)得(de)倒(dǎo)下(xià)？

Maybe we should take a step back before we fall?

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)带(dài)上(shàng)雨(yǔ)伞(sǎn)，免(miǎn)得(de)被(bèi)雨(yǔ)淋(lín)湿(shī)。

You'd better bring an umbrella so you don't get soaked by the rain.

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