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* 说 外语 时 <em>难免</em> 会 产生 一些 误会。 | * 说 外语 时 <em>难免</em> 会 产生 一些 误会。 | ||
* 年轻 人 <em>难免</em> 会 遇到 一些 挫折，最 关键 的 是 学习 怎么样 客服。 | * 年轻 人 <em>难免</em> 会 遇到 一些 挫折，最 关键 的 是 学习 怎么样 客服。 | ||
| − | * 现在 是 高峰期，地铁 <em>难免</em> 拥挤。 | + | * 现在 是 高峰期，地铁 <em>难免</em> 拥挤。 |
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | === Books === | ||
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| + | * Short-term Spoken Chinese: Pre-Intermediate (汉语口语速成提高篇) p.133 | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 8 November 2011
难免 (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable".
Here are some examples:
- 说 外语 时 难免 会 产生 一些 误会。
- 年轻 人 难免 会 遇到 一些 挫折，最 关键 的 是 学习 怎么样 客服。
- 现在 是 高峰期，地铁 难免 拥挤。
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.
Sources and further reading
Books
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Pre-Intermediate (汉语口语速成提高篇) p.133
