HSK 7

未免

未免 (wèi miǎn) - Rather too, a bit excessive

Explanation

"未免" is used to express the meaning of "one cannot help but consider", "rather too" or "somewhat excessive", and often goes with "太...了" for emphasis. This structure conveys a mild complaint or the judgment that something is somewhat beyond what is necessary. For example: "这道题未免也太难了吧" (This problem is really rather too hard).

Examples

这道题未免也太难了吧。
zhèdàowèimiǎntàinánleba
你这样说她,未免也太过分了。
zhèyàngshuōwèimiǎntàiguòfènle

Learn “未免” effectively

The grammar point “未免” (未免 (wèi miǎn) - Rather too, a bit excessive) is one of the key structures at HSK 7. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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