不可避免 (bù kě bì miǎn) — inevitable; unavoidable

Definition

verb

inevitableunavoidable

不可避免。
Qì hòu biàn huà dài lái de yǐng xiǎng shì bù kě bì miǎn de.
The impact of climate change is unavoidable.
，不可避免。
Jì rán xuǎn zé le zhè tiáo lù, yì xiē kùn nan jiù bù kě bì miǎn.
Since you chose this path, some difficulties are inevitable.
不可避免。
Jīng jì fā zhǎn yǔ huán jìng bǎo hù zhī jiān de chōng tū yǒu shí bù kě bì miǎn.
The conflict between economic development and environmental protection is sometimes unavoidable.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丂

丂kǎo可kě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

可 pairs 口 (mouth) with 丂 as a sound part; it is tied to air from the mouth, perhaps singing.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶辟避

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòto walk

Sound part声符shēngfú

辟

Same sound today

避 is built from 辶, a walking-related form, plus 辟, which gives the pronunciation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

Appears in