不见得 (bú jiàn dé) — not necessarily; may not

Definição

不见得 means 'not necessarily' — it expresses doubt about a likely-looking outcome. Use it before verbs/adjectives; 未必 is interchangeable, while 不必 and 无须 mean 'don't have to' (no need), not doubt.

adverb
not necessarilymay not

Exemplos

  • 不见得
    Tā bú jiàn dé zhī dào zhè jiàn shì.
    He may not necessarily know about this matter.
  • 不见得
    Zhè ge fāng àn bú jiàn dé zuì hǎo.
    This plan is not necessarily the best.
  • 不见得
    Tā shuō de huà bú jiàn dé shì zhēn de.
    What he said is not necessarily true.

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