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🎙️7️⃣1️⃣ – Not necessarily / Not really (不见得 bú jiàn de)

🎙️7️⃣1️⃣ – Not necessarily / Not really (不见得 bú jiàn de)

Update: 2025-10-30
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My friend said that drinking more coffee will definitely make you feel awake, but I said, “Not necessarily — sometimes it makes me sleepier!” Let’s learn how to say “not necessarily / not always true” in Chinese.

不见得( bú jiàn de)

Hello,大家好,我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.


昨天朋友跟我说:Zuótiān péngyou gēn wǒ shuō:Yesterday, my friend told me:


“多喝咖啡一定会提神。”“Duō hē kāfēi yídìng huì tí shén.”“Drinking more coffee will definitely make you more awake.”


我笑着说:Wǒ xiào zhe shuō:I smiled and said:


“也不见得吧,我喝多了反而更困。”“Yě bú jiàn de ba, wǒ hē duō le fǎn’ér gèng kùn.”“Not necessarily — when I drink too much, I actually get sleepier.”

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🎙️7️⃣1️⃣ – Not necessarily / Not really (不见得 bú jiàn de)

🎙️7️⃣1️⃣ – Not necessarily / Not really (不见得 bú jiàn de)

Janine Tan