不免

bùmiǎn

adverb HSK 7-9 #38,436

Meanings

Literally 'cannot avoid' - something is unavoidable

HSK 3

刚到新环境，不免有些不习惯。

Gāng dào xīn huánjìng, bùmiǎn yǒuxiē bù xíguàn.

Having just arrived in a new environment, it's unavoidable to feel a bit unaccustomed.

HSK 5

第一次演讲，不免有些紧张。

Dìyī cì yǎnjiǎng, bùmiǎn yǒuxiē jǐnzhāng.

For the first speech, it's inevitable to be a bit nervous.

HSK 6

一个人住，不免会感到孤独。

Yī gè rén zhù, bùmiǎn huì gǎndào gūdú.

Living alone, one inevitably feels lonely.

usage

不免 is more literary than 免不了, which means the same thing but is more colloquial. Both mean 'inevitably.'

grammar

不免 is placed before the verb/adjective: 不免 + feeling/situation. It often appears after a cause or condition.

不 bù

免 miǎn