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Inevitable in Chinese

inevitable · HSK 5

必然 bì rán

  1. 必 bì certainly
  2. 然 rán right

努力学习必然会有进步。 Studying hard will inevitably bring progress.

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How do you say inevitable in Chinese?

Inevitable in Chinese is 必然 (bì rán). You can also say 难免 (nán miǎn).

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