势必【shìbì】

be bound to, inevitably, will certainly, sure to, necessarily lead to, shibi

Says a situation will inevitably lead to a result, "is bound to", before a verb phrase. It is written: 。 is "rising prices are bound to hit sales".

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Structure

[situation] + 势必 + (会) + [verb phrase]

Description

势必 says a result follows from how things stand: given this trend, that is bound to happen. It goes before the verb phrase, often with 会, and belongs to news, analysis and formal writing.

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Rising prices are bound to hit sales.

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A growing population will inevitably bring new problems.

The subject is usually a situation or a change rather than a person, and the result is often unwelcome or at least a cost: 影响, 造成, 导致, 增加.

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Going without rest for long is bound to affect your health.

When the cause is a long clause, 这 picks it up before 势必.

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If everyone drives to work, that is bound to cause traffic problems.

势必 or 一定

势必 reasons from a situation to its consequence. It isn't for a promise or a personal decision; that is 一定.

× 我势必去你的生日会 → 我一定去你的生日会

必将 is close, but states a confident prediction or a goal; 势必 points at the pressure of the situation.

Examples

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Rising prices are bound to hit sales.

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A growing population will inevitably bring new problems.

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Going without rest for long is bound to affect your health.

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If everyone drives to work, that is bound to cause traffic problems.

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Changing the plan so quickly is bound to unsettle people.

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The new rule is sure to cause a lot of discussion.

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Neglecting the environment will inevitably come at a cost.

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With more students, more teachers will inevitably be needed.

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If this goes on, the company is bound to lose a lot of customers.

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Working and studying at once is bound to take more time.

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Once the weather turns cold, power use is bound to rise.

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With the two departments disagreeing, progress is bound to suffer.

References

Expressing "inevitably" with "shibi"resources.allsetlearning.com

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