未必 wèi bì ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ mei6 bit1 HSK 4 流利級 · Level 5
- not necessarily
- maybe not
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未
- 尚未 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 mei6 not yet; still not
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 未来 未來 wèi lái ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ mei6 loi4 future
- 未免 wèi miǎn ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ mei6 min5 unavoidably
- 未婚 wèi hūn ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ mei6 fan1 unmarried
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- 未经 未經 wèi jīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ mei6 ging1 not having undergone
- 未婚夫 wèi hūn fū ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄈㄨ mei6 fan1 fu1 fiancé
- 未婚妻 wèi hūn qī ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄑㄧ mei6 fan1 cai1 fiancée
- 未知数 未知數 wèi zhī shù ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄕㄨˋ mei6 zi1 sou3 unknown number
- 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ cin4 so2 mei6 jau5 (idiom) unprecedented
- 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ mei6 sing4 nin4 jan4 minor (i.e. person under 18)
- 丁未 dīng wèi ㄉㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ding1 mei6 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
- 并未 並未 bìng wèi ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ bing6 mei6 (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
- 乙未 yǐ wèi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ jyut3 mei6 thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
- 己未 jǐ wèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ gei2 mei6 fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
- 未了 wèi liǎo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mei6 liu5 unfinished
- 未便 wèi biàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ mei6 bin6 not in a position to
- 未冠 wèi guān ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ mei6 gun3 minor (old usage, person under 20)
- 未卜 wèi bǔ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ mei6 buk1 (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
- 未及 wèi jí ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ mei6 kap6 to not have had time
必
- 不必 bù bì ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ bat1 bit1 need not
- 何必 hé bì ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ ho4 bit1 there is no need
- 务必 務必 wù bì ㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ mou6 bit1 must
- 势必 勢必 shì bì ㄕˋ ㄅㄧˋ sai3 bit1 to be bound to
- 必修 bì xiū ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄡ bit1 sau1 (of an academic course) required
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- 必备 必備 bì bèi ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄟˋ bit1 bei6 essential
- 必定 bì dìng ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ bit1 ding6 to be bound to; to be sure to
- 必将 必將 bì jiāng ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄤ bit1 zoeng1 inevitably
- 必然 bì rán ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ bit1 jin4 inevitable
- 必要 bì yào ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ bit1 jiu3 necessary
- 必需 bì xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ bit1 seoi1 to need
- 必须 必須 bì xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ bit1 seoi1 to have to
- 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ bit1 bat1 ho2 siu2 absolutely necessary
- 必胜 必勝 bì shèng ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄥˋ bit1 sing1 to be certain of victory
- 必得 bì děi ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄟˇ bit1 dak1 must
- 必应 必應 Bì yìng ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄥˋ bit1 jing3 Bing (search engine)
- 必经 必經 bì jīng ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ bit1 ging1 unavoidable
- 想必 xiǎng bì ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧˋ soeng2 bit1 presumably
- 不必要 bù bì yào ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ bat1 bit1 jiu3 needless; unnecessary
- 必修课 必修課 bì xiū kè ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄜˋ bit1 sau1 fo3 required course; compulsory course
Idioms with these characters
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
- 长乐未央 長樂未央 cháng lè wèi yāng ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤ coeng4 lok6 mei6 joeng1 endless happiness (idiom)
- 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 mang4 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
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- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 方兴未艾 方興未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 方兴未已 方興未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧˇ fong1 hing1 mei6 ji5 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 方滋未艾 fāng zī wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄗ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 zi1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 旷古未闻 曠古未聞 kuàng gǔ wèi wén ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ kwong3 gu2 mei6 man4 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
- 旷古未有 曠古未有 kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ kwong3 gu2 mei6 jau5 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
- 前所未闻 前所未聞 qián suǒ wèi wén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ cin4 so2 mei6 man4 (idiom) unheard-of; unprecedented
- 哀兵必胜 哀兵必勝 āi bīng bì shèng ㄞ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄥˋ oi1 bing1 bit1 sing3 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
- 必经之路 必經之路 bì jīng zhī lù ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨˋ bit1 ging1 zi1 lou6 (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
- 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄥ fan1 miu5 bit1 zang1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
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- 骄兵必败 驕兵必敗 jiāo bīng bì bài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄞˋ giu1 bing1 bit1 baai6 lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
- 骄者必败 驕者必敗 jiāo zhě bì bài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄞˋ giu1 ze2 bit1 baai6 pride goes before a fall (idiom)
- 势在必得 勢在必得 shì zài bì dé ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄜˊ sai3 zoi6 bit1 dak1 to be determined to win (idiom)
- 势在必行 勢在必行 shì zài bì xíng ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sai3 zoi6 bit1 hang4 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
- 物极必反 物極必反 wù jí bì fǎn ㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
- 言多必失 yán duō bì shī ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕ jin4 do1 bit1 sat1 if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
- 睚眦必报 睚眥必報 yá zì bì bào ㄧㄚˊ ㄗˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄠˋ lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 看 未必 。
We don't think so.
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外表 未必 可信 。
Appearances are deceiving.
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这些 這些 资料 資料 未必 可靠 。
It is questionable whether this data can be relied on.
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这 這 项 項 工作 未必 容易 。
This work is not necessarily easy.
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发光 發光 的 未必 都 是 金子 。
All that glitters is not gold.
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