Definition
不见得 is a common adverb meaning 'not necessarily' or 'may not', expressing doubt about a statement. It differs from 未必, which is more formal and literary, and from 不必 (need not), which focuses on lack of necessity rather than probability. 无须 is a very formal synonym of 不必.
adverb
not necessarilymay not
Examples
- 不见得。Tā bú jiàn dé zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.He may not necessarily know about this matter.
- 不见得。Zhège fāng'àn bú jiàn dé zuì hǎo.This plan is not necessarily the best.
- 不见得。Tā shuō de huà bú jiàn dé shì zhēn de.What he said is not necessarily true.
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