说不定 (shuō bu dìng) — (verb) can't say for sure; hard to tell; (adverb) maybe; perhaps

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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