Not necessarily with 不见得

Structure 不见得 + (statement)

不见得 (bùjiànde) negates cautiously: "not necessarily, it’s not certain that". 贵的不见得好 = "expensive doesn’t necessarily mean good". It pushes back on a taken-for-granted idea without fully denying it. It’s softer than a flat "no".

Examples

贵guì的de不bù见jiàn得de好hǎo。
Expensive isn’t necessarily good.
他tā不bù见jiàn得de会huì来lái。
He won’t necessarily come.
这zhè个ge办bàn法fǎ不bù见jiàn得de有yǒu用yòng。
This method isn’t necessarily useful.

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