不见得

bù jiàn de

HSK 7–9

Meaning

不一定，表示对某种可能性的否定或怀疑。

Not necessarily; used to indicate that something is not certain or not necessarily true.

常用于口语中，放在动词或形容词前，表示对某种判断或说法持怀疑态度，认为可能性不大或者并非如此。

Commonly used in spoken Chinese before verbs or adjectives to express doubt or disagreement, implying that something is unlikely or not the case.

1 这件事他不见得知道。（He might not know about this.）
2 这样做的效果不见得好。（The effect of doing this is not necessarily good.）
3 她不见得会同意我们的计划。（She might not agree with our plan.）
4 虽然现在很努力，但结果不见得会理想。（Although working hard now, the result may not be ideal.）
5 那个方法不见得比这个好。（That method may not be better than this one.）

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