Definition
必然 (bì rán) means 'inevitable' or 'certain' in a logical, objective sense — something that must happen because of the nature of things. It is stronger and more formal than 难免 (nán miǎn), which means 'hard to avoid' and often implies an undesirable outcome. As a noun, 必然 means 'inevitability' or 'necessity'.
adjective
inevitablecertain
noun
inevitabilitynecessity
Examples
- 必然。Jīngjì fāzhǎn yǒu bì rán de qūshì.Economic development has an inevitable trend.
- 必然，。Shībài bìng bú shì bì rán de, zhǐyào nǐ nǔlì jiù néng gǎibiàn.Failure is not inevitable; as long as you work hard, you can change it.
- 。Wǒmen yào zhèngquè kàndài shìwù de bì rán xìng.We need to correctly view the inevitability of things.
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