免除 meaning in English

miǎnchú

to prevent; to avoid

HSK 7-9verb16 strokes

Meaning of 免除

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

miǎnchú
  1. to prevent
  2. to avoid
  3. to excuse
  4. to exempt
  5. to relieve
  6. (of a debt) to remit

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

免 miǎn · to excuse sb · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

除 chú · to get rid of · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 免除.

除了chúleapart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來|除了他,谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1
免费miǎnfèifree (of charge)
避免bìmiǎnto avert; to prevent
难免nánmiǎnhard to avoid; difficult to escape from
除非chúfēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
解除jiěchúto remove; to sack
消除xiāochúto eliminate; to remove
排除páichúto eliminate; to remove
拆除chāichúto tear down; to demolish
除夕chúxīlunar New Year's Eve
不免bùmiǎninevitably
免得miǎndeso as not to; so as to avoid

Questions about 免除

What does 免除 mean?

免除 (miǎnchú) means "to prevent; to avoid" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 免除?

免除 is made of 2 characters: 免 (7 strokes), 除 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 免除 an HSK word?

Yes. 免除 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.