想必 (xiǎng bì) — presumably, most probably (used for a confident inference based on reason or evidence)
Definition
想必 is a written, formal adverb for drawing a confident inference ('presumably, most likely'). It sounds more literary than the everyday 我想/我觉得.
auxiliary verb
presumablymost probably (used for a confident inference based on reason or evidence)
Examples
- 想必。xiǎng bì Nǐ yǐ jīng zhī dào le zhè ge xiāo xi.You must have already heard about this news.
- ，想必。Tā zhè me jiǔ méi lái, xiǎng bì shì yù dào le shén me má fan.He hasn't come for so long — presumably he ran into some trouble.
- 想必。xiǎng bì Dà jiā dōu míng bai zhè ge dào lǐ.I believe everyone understands this principle.
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