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不一定 bùyīdìng
不一定 (bùyīdìng) means "not necessarily". It is a word from HSK 2 (Adv), number 568 in this course by how often it appears.
- Meaning
- not necessarily; maybe
- Pinyin
- bùyīdìng (said bùyídìng because of tone changes)
- Level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 不 一 定
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Example sentences
- 煤并不一定都是黑的。
Coal is not always black.
Tatoeba: biglion / CK - 大房子不一定适合住。
Large houses are not necessarily comfortable to live in.
Tatoeba: GlossaMatik / CK - 所目睹的不一定是真的。
Things that you see with your eyes are not necessarily true.
Tatoeba: BobbyLee / Scott
Learned together
In the course, "不一定" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.