免不了

miǎn bù liǎo

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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免不了

miǎn bu liǎo Phrase cannot avoid

免不了

miǎn bù liǎo Verb unavoidable; can't be avoided

Definitions

1. unavoidable
2. can't be avoided

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 免得 miǎn de 免得 miǎn de so as not to; so as to avoid 免得 means 'so as to avoid', opposite function; using 免不了 focuses on unavoidability while 免得 expresses purpose to prevent: so as not to; so as to avoid

Synonyms

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• 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn unavoidably both mean inevitable or unavoidable; 免不了 is more colloquial while 不可避免 is more formal: unavoidably

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly collocates with 会 or 要 to express future inevitability, as in 免不了会迟到.

Common mistakes

免不了 is not followed by a negative verb; say 免不了会下雨 (it will unavoidably rain), not 免不了不下雨.

Example Sentences

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下雨天，路上 免不了 堵车。

On rainy days, traffic jams are unavoidable.

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Child Words of 免不了

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 免 免 miǎn: to excuse sb
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 不了 不了 bù le: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)