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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==
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(Subj.) + 难免 + Verb
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==Examples==
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* 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 inevitably going to be some misunderstandings.</span>
* 年轻 人 <em>难免</em> 会 遇到 挫折，关键 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>
*  第 一 次 坐 飞机 出国 <em>难免</em> 会 有点 兴奋 。<span class="trans">There‘s no way not to feel excited about it the first time you go abroad by plane .</span>
* 现在 是 高峰期，地铁 <em>难免</em>  会 拥挤。<span class="trans">It's rush hour right now. There's no way to avoid the congestion in the subway.</span>
* 这家 公司 的 实习生 <em>难免</em>  要 做 一些 打杂 的 事。<span class="trans">There's no way for the interns at this firm to avoid doing odds and ends.</span>

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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.

==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]

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
[[Category: Verbs]]
{{Basic Grammar|难免|B2|难免 + Verb|第 一 次 尝试 ， <em>难免</em> 失败 。|grammar point|ASGYDKT3}}
{{Similar|Difficult to do something}}
{{POS|Verbs}}
{{Used for| Expressing quality}}
{{Subprop|Verb phrases}}