在所难免

在所难免在所難免 zài suǒ nán miǎn ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ zoi6 so2 naan4 min5

to be unavoidable (idiom)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 在 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

在 radical 土 = 才土
所 radical 户 = 户斤
难 radical 又 = 又隹
免 radical 儿 = ⺈口儿

Example sentences

生活中的烦恼在所难免。 The troubles of life are inevitable.
外交部长称战争在所难免。 The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.

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