免得 (miǎn de) means “so as not to; so as to avoid”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
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早点出发,免得迟到。
Zǎo diǎn chūfā, miǎnde chídào.
Leave early so as not to be late.
Updated: 2026-05-27