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未必

wèi bì

HSK 5 2-character word

What 未必 means

1. not necessarily
2. maybe not

The characters in 未必

• 未wèinot yet; did not; have not
• 必bìcertainly; must; will

Example sentences

• 我看未必。
  We don't think so.
• 外表未必可信。
  Wàibiǎo wèibì kěxìn.
  Appearances are deceiving.
• 这些资料未必可靠。
  It is questionable whether this data can be relied on.
• 这项工作未必容易。
  This work is not necessarily easy.
• 发光的未必都是金子。
  Fāguāng de wèibì dōu shì jīnzi.
  All that glitters is not gold.
• 有钱人未必比穷人幸福。
  Yǒuqiánrén wèibì bǐ qióngrén xìngfú.
  The rich are not always happier than the poor.

Words starting with 未必

• 未必见得wèi bì jiàn dénot necessarily; that's not sure

Words containing 未必

• 空穴来风未必无因kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīnwind does not come from an empty cave without reason…
• 小时了了，大未必佳xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiābeing bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)