miǎn

偭

Character · VerbTraditional免

face towards; go against

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to face towards; to be oriented towards

literary

Used in classical/literary Chinese. Rare in modern spoken language.

Běi北
miǎn免
Héng衡
shān山
 ，
nán南
wàng望
Luò洛
shuǐ水
 。

Facing Mount Heng to the north, looking towards the Luo River to the south.

Lóu楼
gé阁
miǎn免
jiāng江
ér而
jiàn建
 。

The pavilion was built facing the river.

2.

verb

to violate; to go against; to transgress

literary

Used in classical/literary Chinese. Often found in set phrases like 免规越矩.

Miǎn免
guī规
yuè越
jǔ矩
 ，
shí实
bù不
kě可
qǔ取
 。

To violate rules and overstep boundaries is truly unacceptable.

Xíng行
shì事
bù不
hé合
fǎ法
dù度
 ，
jí即
wéi为
miǎn免
lǐ礼
 。

To act not in accordance with propriety is to violate etiquette.