幸免 (xìng miǎn): to avoid (an unpleasant fate)

In this earthquake, that old house surprisingly escaped disaster, while the surrounding buildings all collapsed.

Because he took shelter in a cave in time, he narrowly avoided being swept away by the flash flood caused by the heavy rain.

In this serious car accident, only the passenger in the back seat escaped death; everyone else was seriously injured.

This virus spreads extremely fast, but fortunately, all the residents of this village escaped infection.

During the war, many precious cultural relics were destroyed, but this ancient painting survived and is preserved to this day.