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

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难免 (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable".
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难免 (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable" and is most commonly placed before the verb, often auxillary verbs such as 会 and 要.
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==Structure==
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(Subject)+难免+Verb...
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==Examples==
  
Here are some examples:
 
 
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* 刚 开始 说 外语 时 <em>难免</em> 会 有 一些 误会。
 
* 刚 开始 说 外语 时 <em>难免</em> 会 有 一些 误会。
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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.
 
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 ==
 
== Sources and further reading ==

Revision as of 09:26, 8 October 2012

难免 (nánmiǎn) means "to be unavoidable" or "inevitable" and is most commonly placed before the verb, often auxillary verbs such as 会 and 要.

Structure

(Subject)+难免+Verb...

Examples

  • 刚 开始 说 外语 时 难免 会 有 一些 误会。
  • 年轻 人 难免 会 遇到 挫折,最 关键 的 是 学习 怎么样 克服。
  • 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 NEEDS AFFILIATE LINK
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