難免

nán miǎn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Stative verb

難免 (nán miǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “hard to avoid”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. hard to avoid
  2. difficult to escape from
  3. will inevitably

Stroke order

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Example

第一次上台,緊張是難免的。

It's only natural to be nervous the first time on stage.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).