未必
wèi bìㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: VỊ TẤT
Traditional: 未必
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 5
Meaning(adverb)
not necessarily; maybe not
Examples
贵的东西未必好。
guì de dōng xi wèi bì hǎo.
Expensive things aren't necessarily good.
他说明天来，可是未必能来。
tā shuō míng tiān lái, kě shì wèi bì néng lái.
He said he'd come tomorrow, but he may not make it.
你说的未必是对的。
nǐ shuō de wèi bì shì duì de.
What you say isn't necessarily right.
Easily confused
- 不一定 — Same meaning; 未必 is more formal, 不一定 more colloquial.
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Stroke order
VỊ · 5 strokes
not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
TẤT · 5 strokes
certainly; must; will; necessarily