难免
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
难免 (nánmiǎn) · hard to avoid
难免 (nánmiǎn) means “hard to avoid; inevitably”. It is written with 2 characters: 难 (difficult) + 免 (to spare). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 难免 is built
The characters
难 nán · difficult
What 难 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
免 miǎn · to spare
What 免 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
第一次做，难免会出错。Dì yī cì zuò, nánmiǎn huì chū cuò.When you do it for the first time, mistakes are hard to avoid.
学外语难免说错话。Xué wàiyǔ nánmiǎn shuō cuò huà.When learning a foreign language, you're bound to say things wrong.
Questions about 难免
What does 难免 mean?
难免 (nánmiǎn) means “hard to avoid; inevitably”.
How do you pronounce 难免?
难免 is pronounced nánmiǎn.
Which HSK level is 难免?
难免 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 难过nánguòsad
- 难看nánkànugly
- 难受nánshòuto feel unwell
- 难题nántídifficult problem
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 困难kùnnandifficulty
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 难度nándùdifficulty
- 难怪nánguàino wonder
- 艰难jiānnándifficult
Learn 难免 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.