免 (min5) — forbid; prohibit; not allowed in Cantonese

minˏ₅免

Mandarin Pinyin: mian3

Meaning of 免

nounforbid; prohibit; not allowed

nounspare from; exempt from; dispense with

noundismiss from (post); remove from (office); relieve

nounavoid; avert; escape

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Example Sentences with 免

未免太過份

go a bit too far; be rather too presumptuous

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。

We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

hoiˉ¹開min˗₃免taiˎ₄提laaˉ¹啦

Turn on the speakerphone!

jungˍ₆用ganˊ²緊min˗₃免taiˎ₄提

Using the speakerphone.

min˗₃免taiˎ₄提waaiˍ₆壞zoˊ²咗

The speakerphone is broken.

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Words Containing 免

不免bat1 min5

unavoidable

免問min5 man6

don't even bother asking (a prying question)

被動免疫bei6 dung6 min5 jik6

no broker/agent's commission

人類免疫缺陷病毒jan4 leoi6 min5 jik6 kyut3 haam6 beng6 duk6

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

無一倖免mou4 jat1 hang6 min5

no one is spared; there are no exceptions

避免bei6 min5

to avert, prevent, avoid, refrain from

豁免kut3 min5

exempt; waive

免稅min5 seoi5

exempt from taxation; tax-free; duty-free

不免一死bat1 min5 jat1 sei2

mortal

免受min5 sau6

be immune/exempted from; protect against; avoid suffering

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