Chinese word dictionary

难免

nánmiǎn · hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably

Practice word

Word information

Simplified难免

Traditional難免

Pinyinnánmiǎn

Part of speech形

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

难nán

hard, difficult, arduous; unable

免miǎn

to spare, to excuse from; to evade

How to learn 难免

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

难nán

difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

难过nánguò

to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

难看nánkàn

ugly; unsightly

难题nántí

difficult problem

难听nántīng

unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful

困难kùnnan

difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation