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Chinese dictionary
adv.not necessarily so; not sure
即使你非常聪明,学业成绩也不一定就优秀。
It doesn't necessarily follow that you're going to do well academically even if you're highly intelligent.
这话反过来说就不一定对。
The converse of this statement may not be true.
我不一定去。这要看我累不累。
I might not go. It depends how tired I am.
跟同龄人及朋友在一起不一定能消除这种孤独感。
Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.
Word usage
- Note"不一定" is different from "不见得". "不一定" means both subjective estimation and objective uncertainty; "不见得" represents only subjective estimation.