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Hard to avoid in Chinese

hard to avoid · HSK 6

难免 nán miǎn

  1. 难 nán difficult
  2. 免 miǎn to exempt

第一次做饭,难免会出错。 When you cook for the first time, mistakes are inevitable.

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How do you say hard to avoid in Chinese?

Hard to avoid in Chinese is 难免 (nán miǎn).

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