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Inevitably with 不免 — Chinese grammar (HSK 6)
Cause,Subject + 不免 + Verb / Adjective
不免 (bùmiǎn) means "cannot help but / inevitably" and describes a natural, usually unwanted, reaction to a situation. It sits before the verb or adjective in the second clause. English often uses "naturally" or "could not help feeling".
Examples
| 第一次上台演讲,她不免紧张。 Dì yī cì shàngtái yǎnjiǎng, tā bùmiǎn jǐnzhāng. | Giving a speech for the first time, she was naturally nervous. | |
| 离开家太久,他不免想念妈妈。 Líkāi jiā tài jiǔ, tā bùmiǎn xiǎngniàn māma. | Having been away from home so long, he could not help missing his mother. | |
| 工作太多,不免出现一些错误。 Gōngzuò tài duō, bùmiǎn chūxiàn yīxiē cuòwù. | With so much work, some mistakes are inevitable. |