难免 nánmiǎn▶ Inevitable

Stroke order

难免 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 难 — 10 strokes
• 免 — 7 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 避免evitar
• 难怪no es de extrañar
• 不免inevitable
• 为难Avergonzado
• 以免por si acaso
• 免得para que no

难免 is pronounced nánmiǎn and means “Inevitable”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 难免 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.