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不见得 (bú jiàn dé): not necessarily; not likely

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7adverb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
not necessarily; not likely
Characters
3
Part of speech
adverb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • not necessarily
  • not likely

Chinese explanation

  • 表示不一定,不能肯定某事一定会发生或一定是这样
  • 常用来委婉地否定别人的看法或推测。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

no

HSK 1

to see

HSK 3

to obtain

Example sentences

,。

Don't assume that expensive things are necessarily good; cheap ones aren't necessarily bad either.

,。

Although he usually doesn't talk much, that doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't understand social niceties.

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This restaurant has high ratings online, but in reality it's not necessarily that good.

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Working hard doesn't necessarily mean immediate success, but without hard work, you definitely have no chance.

,,。

Everyone thinks he will definitely win, but I don't think so; the outcome of the game is still hard to predict.

,。

Rainy days aren't necessarily cool; sometimes they're even more muggy.

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