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miǎn = mi + an3
to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited
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wèn = w + (e)n4
old variant of 絻[wen4]
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How to pronounce 免

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= mi initial

Mi is for Marilyn Monroe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

免 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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rén = r + (e)n2
variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
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ér = Ø + Ø2
child / son
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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Characters with 免 as component

miǎn = mi + an3
to exhort / to make an effort
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wǎn = w + an3
to pull / to draw (a cart or a bow) / to roll up / to coil / to carry on the arm / to lament the dead / (fig.) to pull against / to recover
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wǎn = w + an3
variant of 挽[wan3] / to draw (a cart) / to lament the dead
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Words with 免

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to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment
unavoidably / can't help / really / rather
to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit

Sentences with 免

miǎn

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miǎn / wèn

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