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HSK 5 Adverbs

难免

Hard to avoid / bound to (难免)

Structure 难免 + (会) + undesirable situation

难免 (nánmiǎn, "hard to avoid") says something is almost inevitable, usually something undesirable: 第一次做饭,难免会出错 = "the first time you cook, mistakes are bound to happen". It often takes 会 before the verb. It’s used to excuse or normalize a slip: "that was to be expected".

Examples

  • 第dì一yī次cì做zuò饭fàn,难nán免miǎn会huì出chū错cuò。

    The first time you cook, mistakes are bound to happen.

  • 刚gāng来lái的de时shí候hou,难nán免miǎn想xiǎng家jiā。

    When you’ve just arrived, it’s natural to feel homesick.

  • 人rén多duō的de地dì方fang,难nán免miǎn有yǒu点diǎn乱luàn。

    Where there are lots of people, it’s bound to be a bit chaotic.

Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.

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