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未免

wèi miǎn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

未免 (wèi miǎn) means "unavoidably; can't help; really". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 未免 means

1. unavoidably
2. can't help
3. really
4. rather

How 未免 is used in grammar

未免 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Connective, Manner and Modal Adverbs (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 7-9, adverbs (语气副词).

The characters in 未免

• 未wèinot yet; did not; have not
• 免miǎnto excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office

Sounds the same

Read wèi miǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 卫冕to defend the crown (in sports championship)

Where 未免 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · wèi–wén (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wèi miǎn correctly.
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