不一定 bù yī dìng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ bat1 jat1 ding6 HSK 2
- not necessarily
- maybe
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不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
定
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 不定 bù dìng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ bat1 ding6 indefinite
- 假定 jiǎ dìng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gaa2 ding6 to assume
- 判定 pàn dìng ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ pun3 ding6 to judge
- 制定 zhì dìng ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zai3 ding6 to draw up; to formulate
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- 协定 協定 xié dìng ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ hip3 ding6 agreement
- 否定 fǒu dìng ㄈㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ fau2 ding6 to negate
- 固定 gù dìng ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gu3 ding6 to fix
- 坚定 堅定 jiān dìng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gin1 ding6 firm
- 奠定 diàn dìng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ din6 ding6 to establish
- 安定 ān dìng ㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ on1 ding6 stable; calm; settled
- 定位 dìng wèi ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ ding6 wai2 to orientate
- 定做 dìng zuò ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ding6 zou6 to have something made to order
- 定价 定價 dìng jià ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ding6 gaa3 to set a price
- 定向 dìng xiàng ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ding6 hoeng3 to orientate
- 定居 dìng jū ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩ ding6 geoi1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
- 定时 定時 dìng shí ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄕˊ ding6 si4 to fix a time
- 定期 dìng qī ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧ ding6 kei4 at set dates
- 定义 定義 dìng yì ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ ding6 ji6 definition
- 定论 定論 dìng lùn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ding6 leon6 final conclusion
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 表里不一 表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
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- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 别树一旗 別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ bit6 syu6 jat1 kei4 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 别树一帜 別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄓˋ bit6 syu6 jat1 ci3 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 壁垒一新 壁壘一新 bì lěi yī xīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ bik1 leoi5 jat1 san1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
- 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3 (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
- 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧ bat1 ham1 jat1 gik1 (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3 (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
- 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
- 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄗㄨㄣ ding6 jyu1 jat1 zyun1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
- 盖棺定论 蓋棺定論 gài guān dìng lùn ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ goi3 gun1 ding6 leon6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
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- 盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìng ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ goi3 gun1 leon6 ding6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
- 举棋不定 舉棋不定 jǔ qí bù dìng ㄐㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ geoi2 kei4 bat1 ding6 to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
- 居无定所 居無定所 jū wú dìng suǒ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
- 命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ming6 zung1 zyu3 ding6 decreed by fate (idiom)
- 飘忽不定 飄忽不定 piāo hū bù dìng ㄆㄧㄠ ㄏㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ piu1 fat1 bat1 ding6 to drift without a resting place (idiom)
- 气定神闲 氣定神閒 qì dìng shén xián ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ hei3 ding6 san4 haan4 calm and composed (idiom)
Example sentences
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山 不一定 是 绿色 綠色 的 。
Mountains are not necessarily green.
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煤 并不 並不 一定 都 是 黑 的 。
Coal is not always black.
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大 房子 不一定 适合 適合 住 。
Large houses are not necessarily comfortable to live in.
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微笑 并不 並不 一定 表示 高兴 高興 。
Smiles do not always indicate pleasure.
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所 目睹 的 不一定 是 真的 。
Things that you see with your eyes are not necessarily true.
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