免于 (miǎn yú) — to avoid, to avert (something undesirable)

Definition

免于 means 'to escape / be spared from' something bad — narrower than 避免, which means 'to avoid' through one's own action. Here, bad things are averted for you, not by you.

verb

to avoidto avert (something undesirable)

Examples

，免于。
Zài zhè cì shì gù zhōng, tā xìng yùn dì miǎn yú zāi nàn.
In this accident, he was lucky to avoid disaster.
，免于。
Yóu yú zhèng jù bù zú, xián yí rén miǎn yú qǐ sù.
Due to insufficient evidence, the suspect avoided prosecution.
免于。
Liáng hǎo de fáng hù cuò shī néng bāng zhù gōng rén miǎn yú shāng hài.
Good protective measures help workers avoid injury.

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