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在所难免

zàisuǒnánmiǎn

to be unavoidable; to be inevitable

HSK 9 · Topic “Flaws and Limits”
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Characters in this word

在 zài

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

所 suǒ

Strokes
8
Radical
户 — door
Made of
户 door 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

难 nán

Strokes
10
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
又 and, also, again, in addition 隹 short-tailed bird
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 新系统刚上线时出现一些漏洞在所难免，关键是修复机制是否足够迅速。 Xīn xìtǒng gāng shàngxiàn shí chūxiàn yìxiē lòudòng zàisuǒnánmiǎn, guānjiàn shì xiūfù jīzhì shìfǒu zúgòu xùnsù. Some flaws are inevitable when a new system first goes online; the key is whether the repair mechanism is fast enough.
  • 做大事的时候犯一些错误在所难免，重要的是及时总结经验。 Zuò dàshì de shíhou fàn yìxiē cuòwù zàisuǒnánmiǎn, zhòngyào de shì jíshí zǒngjié jīngyàn. When undertaking big things, making some mistakes is unavoidable; what matters is drawing lessons in time.
  • 两个部门合作初期有些摩擦在所难免，多沟通就能解决。 Liǎng gè bùmén hézuò chūqī yǒuxiē mócā zàisuǒnánmiǎn, duō gōutōng jiù néng jiějué. Some friction is inevitable at the beginning of cooperation between two departments; more communication will resolve it.

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