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Jyutping naan4 min5
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. hard to avoid
  2. difficult to escape from
  3. will inevitably
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    好難​避免​,​點都​有​機會​發生
    being difficult to avoid; unavoidably; inescapable
    • 新人難免有錯。
      新人难免有错。
      san1 jan4 naan4 min5 jau5 co3.
      Mistakes are unavoidable for newcomers.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be difficult to avoid; it is unavoidable that
  2. adv
    maybe; perhaps; probably; might; may
    (syn.) 备不住, 话勿出, 或许, 話唔定, 也許, 壳张, 容許, 講唔定, 说不定, 或許, 讲唔定, 也许, 備不住, 說不定, 话唔定, 没准儿, 話勿出, 凡势, 或者, 保不齊, 保不定, 保不齐, 讲勿定, 怕系, 搞不好, 怕是, 可能, 保不住, 怕係, 興許, 指不定, 沒準兒, 兴许, 殼張, 容许, 话唔埋, 講勿定, 歉采, 話唔埋, 凡勢
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #534
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们知道人皆难免一死。
    我們知道人皆難免一死。
    wǒ men zhī dào rén jiē nán miǎn yī sǐ 。
    • We know that all men are mortal.
  2. Mandarin
    外交部长称战争在所难免。
    外交部長稱戰爭在所難免。
    wài jiāo bù zhǎng chēng zhàn zhēng zài suǒ nán miǎn 。
    • The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.
  3. Mandarin
    ...不然难免会有适得其反的情况出现。
    ...不然難免會有適得其反的情況出現。
    ... bù rán nán miǎn huì yǒu shì dé qí fǎn de qíng kuàng chū xiàn 。
    • ... Otherwise it is (or will be) hard to avoid a counterproductive situation.
  4. Mandarin
    事情难免会发生。
    事情難免會發生。
    shì qing nán miǎn huì fā shēng 。
    • Stuff happens.
  5. Mandarin
    生活中的烦恼在所难免。
    生活中的煩惱在所難免。
    shēng huó zhòng dì fán nǎo zài suǒ nán miǎn 。
    • The troubles of life are inevitable.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    新人难免有错。
    新人難免有錯。
    san1 jan4 naan4 min5 jau5 co3.
    • Mistakes are unavoidable for newcomers.
  2. Cantonese
    喺球赛中,球员难免互相碰撞。
    喺球賽中,球員難免互相碰撞。
    hai2 kau4 coi3 zung1, kau4 jyun4 naan4 min5 wu6 soeng1 pung3 zong6.
    • In ball sports players will inevitably collide with each other.
  3. Cantonese
    要减肥就难免要忍受下饥饿。
    要減肥就難免要忍受下飢餓。
    jiu3 gaam2 fei4 zau6 naan4 min2 jiu3 jan2 sau6 haa5 gei1 ngo6.
    • You have to tolerate hunger for a while if you want to be slim.
  4. Cantonese
    人老咗好钟意成日讲道理,难免有啲长气。
    人老咗好鍾意成日講道理,難免有啲長氣。
    jan4 lou5 zo2 hou2 zung1 ji3 seng4 jat6 gong2 dou6 lei5, naan4 min5 jau5 di1 coeng4 hei3
    • As people grow old they often love droning on about ethics.
  5. Cantonese
    要融入一个社交群体,难免会变得虚伪。
    要融入一個社交群體,難免會變得虛偽。
    jiu3 jung4 jap6 jat1 go3 se5 gaau1 kwan4 tai2, naan4 min5 wui5 bin3 dak1 heoi1 ngai6.
    • It's hard not to put on a false front when trying to integrate into a social circle.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人人都会犯错,这是在所难免的。
    人人都會犯錯,這是在所難免的。
    rén rén dōu huì fàn cuò , zhè shì zài suǒ nán miǎn de .
    • It is inevitable that everyone will make mistakes.
  2. Mandarin
    不过,我难免觉得不甘心——因为,我对超市的其他生鲜食品也好奇极了,却只能气愤自己只懂得用微波烤箱。
    不過,我難免覺得不甘心——因為,我對超市的其他生鮮食品也好奇極了,卻只能氣憤自己只懂得用微波烤箱。
    bù guò , wǒ nán miǎn jué de bù gān xīn — yīn wèi , wǒ duì chāo shì de qí tā shēng xiān shí pǐn yě hào qí jí le , què zhǐ néng qì fèn zì jǐ zhǐ dǒng de yòng wēi bō kǎo xiāng .
    • That said, it was inevitable that I could not accept my failure—that's because I became curious of other fresh food products in the supermarket, yet I could only be mad at myself for only knowing how to use a microwave oven.
  3. Mandarin
    自古无不犯错误的将军,敌人之有岔子可寻,正如我们自己也难免出岔子,乘敌之隙的可能性是存在的。
    自古無不犯錯誤的將軍,敵人之有岔子可尋,正如我們自己也難免出岔子,乘敵之隙的可能性是存在的。
    zì gǔ wú bù fàn cuò wù de jiāng jūn , dí rén zhī yǒu chà zi kě xún , zhèng rú wǒ men zì jǐ yě nán miǎn chū chà zi , chéng dí zhī xì de kě néng xìng shì cún zài de .
    • History has never known an infallible general and the enemy makes mistakes just as we ourselves can hardly avoid making them; hence, the possibility exists of exploiting the enemy's errors.