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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.
Tip: 不免 describes a natural consequence, not a judgement; for criticism use 未免.