Expressing "hard to avoid" with 难免 ("nan2mian3")

难免 nánmiǎn

Verb

HSK 4

Structure

(Subj. +) 难免 + Verb Phrase

表示某事难以避免，通常用于指不如意或不希望发生的事情。

Indicates that something is hard to avoid, often used for undesirable or unwanted events.

常用于“难免+动词/形容词/小句”结构，也可单独使用（如“这是难免的”），强调事情的发生是不可避免的。

Often used in the structure '难免 + verb/adjective/clause', or alone (e.g., '这是难免的'), emphasizing that the occurrence is unavoidable.

1 第一次上台演讲难免紧张。 (It's hard to avoid being nervous when giving a speech on stage for the first time.)
2 长期熬夜难免会影响健康。 (Long-term staying up late will inevitably affect health.)
3 工作中难免会遇到各种困难。 (At work, it's hard to avoid encountering various difficulties.)
4 夫妻之间难免有争吵，只要互相理解就好。 (Between couples, quarrels are inevitable; as long as they understand each other, it's fine.)
5 学习新语言时难免会犯错误。 (When learning a new language, mistakes are hard to avoid.)

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