以免 (so as to avoid)
Leave early, dodge the jam
- in order to avoid以免 + Verb Phrase = "in order to avoid / so as not to".
- breakfast早点to walk走，in order to avoid以免traffic jam堵车 = "leave early, so as to avoid traffic."
- in order to avoid以免 introduces the bad outcome you're heading off.
(Action)，in order to avoid以免 + Verb Phrase
- in order to avoid以免 names the unwanted result the action prevents.
earlier早点leave走，so as to avoid以免traffic堵车。
- breakfast早点to walk走，in order to avoid以免traffic jam堵车 = "leave early to avoid traffic."
Explore
Correct or broken?
Precaution first, 以免 + the trouble it dodges.
Practice
Leave early to avoid traffic: 早点走，____ 堵车。
(Action)，以免 + VP = so as to avoid: 早点走,以免堵车.
Practice
以免 means the same as “in order to get …”.
No — 以免 = so as to AVOID a bad result, not to gain one.
Recap
Key idea
- (Action)，in order to avoid以免 + Verb Phrase — "so as to avoid / in order not to"
- breakfast早点to walk走，in order to avoid以免traffic jam堵车 · to be careful小心，in order to avoid以免to make a mistake出错
- in order to avoid以免 introduces the bad outcome you head off
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Conjunctions.
Practice
以免 introduces…
小心，以免出错 = be careful so as not to make mistakes.