"unavoidable" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
免不了	miǎn bù liǎo	v.	unavoidable / can't be avoided	syn
必经必經	bì jīng		unavoidable / the only (road, entrance etc)
不可避	bù kě bì		unavoidable
躲不起	duǒ bu qǐ		can't avoid / can't hide from / unavoidable
免不得	miǎn bu de		unavoidable / bound to (happen)	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
少不了	shǎo bu liǎo	v.	cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many	syn
在所难免在所難免	zài suǒ nán miǎn		to be unavoidable (idiom)	syn
手高手低	shǒu gāo shǒu dī		(idiom) When things are divided by hand or with ordinary containers, slight differences in quantity are unavoidable.
在劫难逃	zài jié nán táo		(idiom) According to an old belief, one cannot escape disasters decreed by fate. Today, it can also indicate that a disaster is unavoidable.	syn
不讳之变不諱之變	bù huì zhī biàn		(idiom) A person’s death, viewed as an unavoidable eventuality.
东量西折	dōng liáng xī zhé		(idiom) When balancing income and expenditure, some losses are unavoidable.
事在必行	shì zài bì xíng		(idiom) The situation has made action unavoidable. There is no longer any option but to proceed.
人孰无过人孰無過	rén shú wú guò		(idiom) Who among ordinary people can be free from faults? In older usage, it indicates that making mistakes is unavoidable.
似箭在弦	sì jiàn zài xián		(idiom) To suggest that a decision or action has become unavoidable and that there is no longer any room to retreat.
必不得已	bì bù dé yǐ		(idiom) Circumstances make a particular course of action unavoidable / there is truly no alternative. It conveys resignation or helplessness.
治一经，损一经治一經，損一經	zhì yī jīng，sǔn yī jīng		(idiom) Means that taking care of one aspect causes another to be neglected or lost. It highlights an unavoidable trade-off.
牛蹄中鱼	niú tí zhōng yú		(idiom) To be in a situation where death is near and almost unavoidable.
矢在弦上	shǐ zài xián shàng		(idiom) The situation has become compelling and there is no turning back: action must be taken. It describes an unavoidable action forced by circumstances.
破斧缺斨	pò fǔ quē zhōu		(idiom) The axe and the large axe refer here to weapons in general. The expression evokes the unavoidable cost that must be paid in wartime.
箭在弦上，不得不发	jiàn zài xián shàng，bù dé bù fā		(idiom) The situation has reached a point at which action is unavoidable. It emphasizes the urgent necessity of making a decision or taking action.
草入牛口，其命不久	cǎo rù niú kǒu，qí mìng bù jiǔ		(idiom) Grass that enters an ox’s mouth will certainly be eaten. It describes someone who can hardly escape an unavoidable misfortune.
螫手解腕	shì shǒu jiě wǎn		(idiom) To sacrifice a part in order to preserve the whole or protect the greater interest. It emphasizes a painful but unavoidable decision.

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