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

HSK 1

贵的东西不尽然都好。

Guì de dōngxi bújìnrán dōu hǎo.

Expensive things are not necessarily all good.

HSK 6

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.

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 jìn

然 rán