不一定

bùyīdìng

adverb

Meanings

1 not necessarily
2 not certain

Characters

definite; certain

Examples

HSK 1

他不一定来。

Tā bùyīdìng lái.

He might not come.

HSK 1

贵的东西不一定好。

Guì de dōngxi bùyīdìng hǎo.

Expensive things are not necessarily good.

HSK 1

明天不一定下雨。

Míngtiān bùyīdìng xiàyǔ.

It will not necessarily rain tomorrow.

Tips

usage

不一定 softens a negative statement - it means 'maybe yes, maybe no' rather than a flat no.

mistakes

Do not confuse with 一定不 (definitely not), which is much stronger.

Stroke Order

不 bù

一 yī

定 dìng