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Maybe Not 未必

Your friend says the cheapest hotel must be the best deal. You can gently push back: 便宜未必好, “cheap doesn’t necessarily mean good.” 未必 questions whether a claim always holds; it doesn’t automatically declare the opposite true.

他未必知道。
tā wèibì zhīdào.
He may not necessarily know.
操场在哪里？
cāochǎng zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the playground?
请操作这。
qǐng cāozuò zhè.
Please operate this.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
wèibì
not necessarily
nǎlǐ
where
cāozuò
to operate; manipulate
cāochǎng
playground; sports field
zhīdào
to know
bàba
dad; father
biérén
other people
bùdà
not big; not very
bùduì
incorrect; wrong
bù
not; no
dǎkāi
to open
dìfang
place; region
diàn
electricity
dòng
to move
dú
to read
duìbuqǐ
sorry
érzi
son
hòu
back; behind
huídá
to answer
jìde
to remember

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