Difference between revisions of "Expressing "hard to avoid" with "nanmian""

m (Text replace - "{{Grammar Box}} " to "{{Grammar Box}} ")
m (Text replace - "(\r?\n){2}" to "\r\n")
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Grammar Box}}  
+
{{Grammar Box}} \r\n难免 (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable" and is most commonly placed before a verb, often an auxillary verb such as 会 or 要. It can only be used to introduce an inevitable situation that is characterized by negative features. One cannot use 难免 to talk of a positive inevitability such as "you will inevitably have a good time".\r\n==Structure==
 
 
难免 (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable" and is most commonly placed before a verb, often an auxillary verb such as 会 or 要. It can only be used to introduce an inevitable situation that is characterized by negative features. One cannot use 难免 to talk of a positive inevitability such as "you will inevitably have a good time".
 
 
 
==Structure==
 
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
(Subject)+ 难免 + Verb
 
(Subject)+ 难免 + Verb
</div>
+
</div>\r\n==Examples==
 
 
==Examples==
 
 
<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">
 
* 刚 开始 说 外语 时 <em>难免</em> 会 有 一些 误会。<span class="trans">When you first start speaking a foreign language, there are inevitable going to be some misunderstandings.</span>
 
* 刚 开始 说 外语 时 <em>难免</em> 会 有 一些 误会。<span class="trans">When you first start speaking a foreign language, there are inevitable going to be some misunderstandings.</span>
 
* 年轻 人 <em>难免</em> 会 遇到 挫折,最 关键 的 是 学习 怎么样 克服。<span class="trans">Young people are always going to face problems, but the most important thing is to learn how to overcome them.</span>
 
* 年轻 人 <em>难免</em> 会 遇到 挫折,最 关键 的 是 学习 怎么样 克服。<span class="trans">Young people are always going to face problems, but the most important thing is to learn how to overcome them.</span>
 
* 现在 是 高峰期,地铁 <em>难免</em>  拥挤。<span class="trans">It's rush hour right now. There's no way to avoid the congestion in the subway.</span>
 
* 现在 是 高峰期,地铁 <em>难免</em>  拥挤。<span class="trans">It's rush hour right now. There's no way to avoid the congestion in the subway.</span>
</div>
+
</div>\r\nUsing a negative in the phrase after 难免 does not change the meaning of the sentence. So, for example, 难免不拥挤 and 难免拥挤 mean the same thing.\r\n==See also==\r\n== Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== Books ===
 
 
Using a negative in the phrase after 难免 does not change the meaning of the sentence. So, for example, 难免不拥挤 and 难免拥挤 mean the same thing.
 
 
 
==See also==
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
   
 
   
* [[现代汉语八百词]] pp.408-409 [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001198GSW&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001198GSW →buy]
+
* [[现代汉语八百词]] pp.408-409 [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001198GSW&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001198GSW →buy]\r\n[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
 
 
[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
 
 
[[Category: Verbs]]
 
[[Category: Verbs]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|难免|B2|难免 + V|第 一 次 尝试 , <em>难免</em> 失败 。|grammar point|ASGYDKT3}}
 
{{Basic Grammar|难免|B2|难免 + V|第 一 次 尝试 , <em>难免</em> 失败 。|grammar point|ASGYDKT3}}

Revision as of 06:08, 26 November 2013

\r\n难免 (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable" and is most commonly placed before a verb, often an auxillary verb such as 会 or 要. It can only be used to introduce an inevitable situation that is characterized by negative features. One cannot use 难免 to talk of a positive inevitability such as "you will inevitably have a good time".\r\n==Structure==

(Subject)+ 难免 + Verb

\r\n==Examples==

  • 刚 开始 说 外语 时 难免 会 有 一些 误会。When you first start speaking a foreign language, there are inevitable going to be some misunderstandings.
  • 年轻 人 难免 会 遇到 挫折,最 关键 的 是 学习 怎么样 克服。Young people are always going to face problems, but the most important thing is to learn how to overcome them.
  • 现在 是 高峰期,地铁 难免 拥挤。It's rush hour right now. There's no way to avoid the congestion in the subway.

\r\nUsing a negative in the phrase after 难免 does not change the meaning of the sentence. So, for example, 难免不拥挤 and 难免拥挤 mean the same thing.\r\n==See also==\r\n== Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== Books ===

HSK5