说不定 (shuō bu dìng) — (verb) can't say for sure; hard to tell; (adverb) maybe; perhaps
Definition
A two-verb phrase meaning 'can't say for sure' or, as an adverb, 'maybe, perhaps' — stronger hedging than 也许, closer to a guess than a real possibility like 可能.
verb
can't say for surehard to tell
adverb
maybeperhaps
Examples
- 说不定。shuō bu dìng Jīn tiān huì xià yǔ.Maybe it will rain today.
- ？说不定。Tā shén me shí hou huí lái? zhè kě shuō bu dìng.When will he come back? That I can't say for sure.
- ，说不定。Rú guǒ nǔ lì, shuō bu dìng néng chéng gōng.If you work hard, maybe you can succeed.
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