免不了 miǎnbuliǎo unavoidable
unavoidable; can't be avoided
How to remember 免不了: 免 avoid + 不 not + 了 particle: completed action / change of state = unavoidable.
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How it is used
- Unavoidable, bound to happen - 新手免不了会出错 (xīnshǒu miǎnbuliǎo huì chūcuò) beginners are bound to make mistakes.
- A colloquial resultative (免 avoid + 不了 can't); introduces something inevitable, usually a minor negative.
- Often precedes a clause of what can't be helped. Near 难免 (nánmiǎn, hard to avoid), which is a touch more formal.