势必 (be bound to / inevitably)

Where this leads

• An economist comments on a factory that keeps cutting corners on safety.
• this way / so这样zhè yàngto go down下去xià qù，is bound to势必shì bìcan / will会huì出大chū dàquestion问题wèn tí。 — "If this continues, serious problems are bound to occur."

is bound to势必shì bì + verb = be bound to, inevitably

• is bound to势必shì bì predicts a result that follows necessarily from the situation: is bound to势必shì bìaffect影响yǐng xiǎng, is bound to势必shì bìto lead to导致dǎo zhì, is bound to势必shì bìcan / will会huì….
• It is formal and analytical.

prices价格jià gérising上涨shàng zhǎngis bound to势必shì bìaffect影响yǐng xiǎngspending消费xiāo fèi。

Warnings and forecasts

• long-term长期cháng qīstaying up late熬夜áo yèis bound to势必shì bìharm损害sǔn hàihealth健康jiàn kāng。 — "Staying up late for long periods is bound to harm your health."
• It usually follows a cause or condition stated first.

long-term长期cháng qīstaying up late熬夜áo yèis bound to势必shì bìharm损害sǔn hàihealth健康jiàn kāng。

A strong, reasoned prediction

is bound to势必shì bì versus an inevitable必然bì rán and definitely一定yí dìng

• an inevitable必然bì rán = necessarily (also an adjective: an inevitable必然bì rán(modifier / structural particle)的deresult结果jié guǒ).
• is bound to势必shì bì stresses the momentum of the situation: "the way things are going, it will…".

this这zhèis是shìan inevitable必然bì rán的deresult结果jié guǒ。

Recap

Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.