不见得

不見得

bújiànde

adverb HSK 7-9 #19,503

Meanings

1 not necessarily
2 not likely

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

贵的东西不见得就是好的。

Guì de dōngxi bújiànde jiùshì hǎo de.

Expensive things are not necessarily good.

HSK 4

他不见得比你强。

Tā bújiànde bǐ nǐ qiáng.

He is not necessarily better than you.

Tips

usage

不见得 is softer than 不一定. It politely expresses disagreement or doubt about an assumption.

Stroke Order

不 bù

见 jiàn

得 de