HSK 7–9 grammar · adverb
未免
未免 — rather too, a bit too
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
未免 delivers a mild criticism that something goes too far: "that's a bit too…". It is softer than a flat 太…了, because it frames the judgement as the speaker's opinion.
Examples
你这样说未免太过分了。
Nǐ zhèyàng shuō wèimiǎn tài guòfèn le.
Putting it that way is going a bit too far.
这个价格未免太高。
Zhège jiàgé wèimiǎn tài gāo.
This price is rather too high.
Related
See it in a story
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