不一定

bùyīdìng

adverb HSK 2

Meanings

1 not necessarily
2 not certain

Characters

definitely; certain

Examples

他不一定来。

Tā bù yīdìng lái.

He might not come.

贵的东西不一定好。

Guì de dōngxi bù yīdìng hǎo.

Expensive things are not necessarily good.

明天不一定下雨。

Míngtiān bù yīdìng xià yǔ.

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