省得

shěngde
  1. to avoid
  2. so as to save (money or time)

CEDICT

so as to save; so as to avoid

Wiktionary

免除。元．郑廷玉《后庭花．第三折》：「把一块石头压在上面，省得他浮起来。」也作「省的」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 省 shěng
  1. to save; to economize; to be frugal
  2. to omit; to delete; to leave out
  3. province
  4. provincial capital
  5. a ministry (of the Japanese government)
2 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

Related entries

以防 yǐfáng
  1. (so as) to avoid
  2. to prevent
  3. (just) in case
以防下雨你最好带把伞。

You had better take an umbrella with you in case it rains.

Source: Tatoeba

幸免 xìngmiǎn to avoid (an unpleasant fate)
只有一人倖免於難。

Only one person survived the accident.

Source: Tatoeba

解免 jiěmiǎn
  1. to avoid (difficulties)
  2. to open up a siege
避 bì
  1. to avoid
  2. to shun
  3. to flee
  4. to escape
  5. to keep away from
  6. to leave
  7. to hide from
她现在很暴力。最好避着点。

She's violent right now. It'd be better to avoid her.

Source: Tatoeba

避而不 bìérbù to avoid (doing sth)
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