不见得

不見得
bùjiànde
adverb HSK 7-9 #19,503

Meanings

  1. 1 not necessarily
  2. 2 not likely

Examples

HSK 3
Guì de dōngxi bùjiànde jiùshì hǎo de.
Expensive things are not necessarily good.
HSK 3
Tā bùjiànde 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

jiàn
de