不尽然

不盡然

bújìnrán

adverb #18,378

Meanings

1 not entirely; not always
2 not necessarily so

Characters

completely; entirely

so; thus; correct

Examples

事情不尽然如你所说的那样。

Shìqíng bújìnrán rú nǐ suǒ shuō de nàyàng.

Things are not entirely as you described.

贵的东西不尽然都好。

Guì de dōngxi bújìnrán dōu hǎo.

Expensive things are not necessarily all good.

Tips

usage

不尽然 is a polite way to partially disagree. Instead of flatly saying 不对 (wrong), it softens the correction to 'not entirely so.'

Stroke Order

不 bù

尽 jǐn

然 rán