Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

省得

shěngde

ㄕㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ

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

我今天晚點下班,省得明天早上手忙腳亂。

wǒ jīntiān wǎndiǎn xiàbān shěngde míngtiān zǎoshang shǒumángjiǎoluàn

Today I'm working a little late so as to avoid a rush in the morning.

Keep 省得 and it comes back until you know it.

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