| 不免 | bù miǎn | inevitably |   |
| 注定 | zhù dìng | to foreordain / to be bound to / to be destined to / to be doomed to / inevitably | |
| 必将 | bì jiāng | inevitably | |
| 难免 | nán miǎn | hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably | |
| 离不开 | lí bu kāi | inseparable / inevitably linked to | |
| 冤家路窄 | yuān jiā lù zhǎi | lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths | |
| 报应不爽 | bào yìng bù shuǎng | divine retribution is unfailing (idiom) / one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds | |
| 若要人不知，除非己莫为 | ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi | If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it. | |
| 总有 | zǒng yǒu | inevitably there will be | |
| 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 | cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié | a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) / (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe) | |
