How to say “unavoidable” in Chinese
unavoidable, hard to avoid
“Unavoidable” in Chinese is 难免, nán miǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
难免 is read nán miǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
难看 is “hard to look at”, that is, “ugly”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “难免”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “unavoidable” in Chinese?
“Unavoidable” in Chinese is 难免, pinyin nánmiǎn.
What does 难免 mean?
难免 (nánmiǎn) means “unavoidable, hard to avoid”.
How do you write 难免?
难免 is 2 characters: 难 (nán) — difficult; 免 (miǎn) — spare, exempt. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 难免?
难免 is read nánmiǎn. Tones: nán — second tone, miǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“unavoidable” in the lesson “Never and not necessarily”
This word is from the topic “Adverbs: exactly how” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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