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不见得

bù jiàn de
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adverb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. not necessarily
  2. 2. not likely

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Word relationships

Related words

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说不定
shuō bu dìng

can't say for sure

used to express 'perhaps' or 'maybe', while 不见得 emphasizes that something is not necessarily true

Synonyms

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不一定
bù yī dìng

not necessarily

used in similar contexts to express uncertainty, but 不见得 is more colloquial and often implies disagreement with an assumption

Usage notes

Collocations

Usually followed by a verb or adjective; 不见得 + V/Adj implies doubt about the statement, e.g., 他不见得来 (It's not necessarily true that he will come).

Example Sentences

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这件事 不见得 容易。
This matter is not necessarily easy.

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Child Words of 不见得

不
bù

no; not so

不见
bù jiàn

not to see

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

见
jiàn

to see

见
xiàn

to appear

见得
jiàn dé

to seem