省得

dào le jiù lái xìn shěng de jiào wǒ guà niàn

到了就来信，省得叫我挂念。

Send me a letter as soon as you arrive so that I won't worry.

wǒ zài shuō yī biàn shěng de nǐ wàng jì

我再说一遍，省得你忘记。

Let me remind you once again so that you won't forget.

wǒ bǎ tā dài guò lai shěng de jì le

我把它带过来，省得寄了。

I'll bring it round to save the trouble of putting it through the post.

shěng de zào chéng wù huì

省得造成误会

so as to avoid causing a misunderstanding

nǐ jiù zhù zài zhè r ba shěng de měi tiān lái huí pǎo

你就住在这儿吧，省得每天来回跑。

You'd better stay here to avoid going back and forth every day.

chuān hòu diǎn shěng de lěng

穿厚点，省得冷。

Put on more clothes, or you'll feel cold.

zǎo diǎn huí lái shěng de ràng rén zháo jí

早点回来，省得让人着急。

Come back as early as you can to save people from worrying.

wǒ zì jǐ zuò shěng de gēn wǒ zhàng fu chǎo jià

我自己做，省得跟我丈夫吵架。

I'll do it myself to save argument with my husband.

zán men bǎ zhè xiē lā jī nòng zǒu shěng de ài shì

咱们把这些垃圾弄走，省得碍事。

Let's shift this rubbish out of the way.

tā liú qǐ le hú zi shěng de zài guā liǎn

他留起了胡子，省得再刮脸。

He's grown a beard to save shaving.