省得 shěngde

省得（shěngde）means “so as to save the trouble of / so as to avoid (having to do sth troublesome)”. 省得 is very close to 免得, but stresses saving trouble or effort. Formation: 分句1 + 省得 + 想省去的麻烦/结果

so as to save the trouble of / so as to avoid (having to do sth troublesome)

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Formation

分句1 + 省得 + 想省去的麻烦/结果

Explanation

省得 is very close to 免得, but stresses saving trouble or effort. 'Do A, 省得 B' means doing A so that the trouble B can be spared. It is colloquial and warm, often used when helping or advising someone.

Examples

我帮你写下来，省得你忘了。
wǒ bāng nǐ xiě xiàlai, shěngde nǐ wàng le.
I'll write it down for you so you don't forget.
一次买齐，省得再跑一趟。
yí cì mǎi qí, shěngde zài pǎo yí tàng.
Buy it all at once to save another trip.

Note

Interchangeable with 免得 in most cases; 省得 feels a bit more colloquial and focuses on 'saving trouble'.

FAQ

省得 — what does it mean and how is it used?

so as to save the trouble of / so as to avoid (having to do sth troublesome). 省得 is very close to 免得, but stresses saving trouble or effort. 'Do A, 省得 B' means doing A so that the trouble B can be spared. It is colloquial and warm, often used when helping or advising someone.

省得 — how do you form it?

分句1 + 省得 + 想省去的麻烦/结果

省得 — any usage notes?

Interchangeable with 免得 in most cases; 省得 feels a bit more colloquial and focuses on 'saving trouble'.

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