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Rather too ... with 未免 — Chinese grammar (HSK 6)
Subject + 未免 + 太 / 有点儿 + Adjective (+ 了)
未免 (wèimiǎn) softens a criticism: "rather too / a bit much". It is usually followed by 太 or 有点儿 plus an adjective, and gives the speaker's opinion that something goes beyond what is reasonable. It sounds more tactful than a blunt 太…了.
Examples
| 你的要求未免太过分了。 Nǐ de yāoqiú wèimiǎn tài guòfèn le. | Your demands are going a bit too far. | |
| 为这种小事情生气，未免不值得。 Wèi zhè zhǒng xiǎo shìqing shēngqì, wèimiǎn bù zhíde. | Getting angry over such a small thing is hardly worth it. | |
| 这个价格未免太贵了。 Zhè ge jiàgé wèimiǎn tài guì le. | This price is rather too high. |