Not necessary in Chinese – 未必 wèibì

Grammar Point:
The Chinese word 未必 wèibì means “not necessarily” or “may not necessarily” in English. It leaves room for the possibility that things could be different or may not turn out as expected.

Structure

未必 wèibì + V / Adj / Clause

這個zhège文法wénfǎ未必wèibì簡單jiǎndān这个zhège文法wénfǎ未必wèibì简单jiǎndān
This grammar may not necessarily be simple.

他的tāde計劃jìhuà未必wèibì會huì成功chénggōng他的tāde计划jìhuá未必wèibì会huì成功chénggōng
His plan may not necessarily succeed.

未必wèibì每個人měigerén都dōu喜歡xǐhuān這zhè部bù電影diànyǐng未必wèibì每个人měigerén都dōu喜欢xǐhuan这zhè部bù电影diànyǐng
Not everyone necessarily likes this movie.

他tā明天míngtiān未必wèibì會huì來lái參加cānjiā派對pàiduì他tā明天míngtiān未必wèibì会huì来lái参加cānjiā派对pàiduì
He may not necessarily come to the party tomorrow.

你nǐ沒méi被bèi錄取lùqǔ未必wèibì不是búshì好事hǎoshì你nǐ没méi被bèi录取lùqǔ未必wèibì不是búshì好事hǎoshì
Not being accepted may not necessarily be a bad thing for you.

會huì說shuō中文zhōngwén的de人rén未必wèibì就jiù會huì教jiāo中文zhōngwén会huì说shuō中文zhōngwén的de人rén未必wèibì就jiù会huì教jiāo中文zhōngwén
Just because someone can speak Chinese doesn’t necessarily mean they can teach Chinese.

我wǒ臉盲liǎnmáng， 同學會tóngxuéhuì再zài見jiàn的de大學dàxué同學tóngxué我wǒ未必wèibì能néng認出rènchū我wǒ脸盲liǎnmáng， 同学会tóngxuéhuì再zài见jiàn的de大学dàxué同学tóngxué我wǒ未必wèibì能néng认出rènchū
I have face blindness, so I may not necessarily recognize university classmates I haven’t seen in a while when we meet again at an alumni reunion.

FYI
I’m not quite sure about the culture surrounding alumni associations in the West, but there’s definitely a tendency to compare when it comes to alumni associations in Taiwan and China. As a result, for many, attending these reunions can bring about quite a bit of pressure. Even though classmates often emphasize the importance of friendship over achievements or wealth, the reality is that comparisons still happen. Many people find themselves thinking about losing weight, getting a new hair color, or buying new clothes before heading to these reunions.

Practice

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✔️Even though he wears a lot of designer brands, it’s not necessarily all authentic.

他tā雖然suīrán穿chuān了le很多hěnduō名牌míngpái， 但是dànshì未必wèibì都dōu是shì真貨zhēnhuò他tā虽然suīrán穿chuān了le很多hěnduō名牌míngpái， 但是dànshì未必wèibì都dōu是shì真货zhēnhuò

✔️ This typhoon may not necessarily make landfall in Taiwan this time.

我wǒ給gěi你nǐ的de句子jùzi例子lìzi， 你nǐ未必wèibì有yǒu機會jīhuì使用shǐyòng我wǒ给gěi你nǐ的de句子jùzi例子lìzi， 你nǐ未必wèibì有yǒu机会jīhuì使用shǐyòng

✔️ Since you’ve already seen this, why not help me by clicking an advertisement? 💕

這次zhècì的de颱風táifēng未必wèibì會huì進來jìnlái台灣Táiwān这次zhècì的de台风táifēng未必wèibì会huì进来jìnlái台湾Táiwān