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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