免不了

miǎnbuliǎo

adverb HSK 7 #22,122

Meanings

1 unavoidable; inevitable
2 can't help but

Characters

to avoid; to exempt

cannot (result complement)

Literally 'can't avoid' — something is bound to happen.

Examples

刚到一个新地方，免不了会想家。

Gāng dào yí gè xīn dìfang, miǎnbuliǎo huì xiǎngjiā.

When you first arrive somewhere new, you can't help but feel homesick.

孩子长大的过程中免不了犯错。

Háizi zhǎngdà de guòchéng zhōng miǎnbuliǎo fàncuò.

Children inevitably make mistakes while growing up.

Tips

grammar

免不了 is always followed by the inevitable thing. It's similar to 难免 (nánmiǎn), but 免不了 is more colloquial while 难免 is more literary. Both mean 'unavoidably.'

Stroke Order

免 miǎn

不 bù

了 le