难免 nánmiǎn hard to avoid
hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably
How to remember 难免: 难 difficult + 免 avoid = hard to avoid.
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How it is used
- Hard to avoid, inevitable - 难免会出错 (nánmiǎn huì chūcuò) mistakes are bound to happen, 难免的 (nánmiǎn de) unavoidable.
- Concedes something unwelcome is only natural given the circumstances; often precedes 会 + verb.
- 在所难免 (zài suǒ nánmiǎn) is the set phrase "utterly unavoidable."
Example sentences
- 事情难免会发生。 Shìqíng nánmiǎnhuì fāshēng.Stuff happens.