Meaning
This four-character phrase means something is impossible to avoid or prevent. It combines 不可 (cannot) with 避免 (avoid), creating a formal expression used to describe situations, outcomes, or consequences that will necessarily occur regardless of efforts to prevent them.
Usage
Commonly used in formal writing, news reports, and serious discussions. It typically appears before a noun or at the start of a clause to describe inevitable situations. Native speakers use it to acknowledge difficult realities or unwanted outcomes that must be accepted. Often paired with 地 (de) when used as an adverb modifying a verb.
Examples
- 01随着科技的发展，人工智能的普及是不可避免的。, .With the development of technology, the popularization of artificial intelligence is inevitable.
- 02两国之间的文化差异不可避免地会导致一些误解。.Cultural differences between the two countries will inevitably lead to some misunderstandings.
Characters
Common collocations
- 不可避免的结果inevitable outcome
- 不可避免地inevitably, unavoidably
- 似乎不可避免seems inevitable
- 几乎不可避免almost inevitable
Antonyms
Origin
Formed from classical Chinese construction: 不可 (cannot) + 避免 (avoid/escape). This pattern of negating possibility (不可) before a verb is common in formal Chinese expressions.