不免
bù miǎnㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: BẤT MIỄN
Traditional: 不免
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 7–9TOCFL 5
Meaning(adverb)
inevitably
Examples
第一次出国,不免有点儿紧张。
dì yī cì chū guó, bù miǎn yǒu diǎn er jǐn zhāng.
Going abroad for the first time, it's natural to be a bit nervous.
工作太多,不免出错。
gōng zuò tài duō, bù miǎn chū cuò.
With so much work, mistakes are inevitable.
看到老照片,他不免想起了小时候。
kàn dào lǎo zhào piàn, tā bù miǎn xiǎng qǐ le xiǎo shí hòu.
Seeing the old photos, he couldn't help recalling his childhood.
Easily confused
- 难免 — 难免 can be a predicate (这是难免的); 不免 is only an adverb before a verb or adjective.
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Stroke order
BẤT · 4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
MIỄN · 7 strokes
to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited
Related words
- 不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 对不起 duì bu qǐ — I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 不客气 bù kè qi — you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
- 不过 bù guò — only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- 不管 bù guǎn — not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
- 不仅 bù jǐn — not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- 不得不 bù dé bù — have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- 差不多 chà bu duō — almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad