"Necessarily" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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必须 bì xū to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
一定 yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must
必 bì certainly / must / will / necessarily
定当 dìng dāng necessarily
地区 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]
不必 bù bì need not / does not have to / not necessarily
不一定 bù yī dìng not necessarily / maybe
未必 wèi bì not necessarily / maybe not
无须 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily
不见得 bù jiàn de not necessarily / not likely
未尝 wèi cháng not ever / not necessarily
毕业证书 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree
未始 wèi shǐ not necessarily / may not turn out to be / maybe not
眼见为实，耳听为虚 yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself. / It ain't necessarily so.
小时了了，大未必佳 xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
未必见得 wèi bì jiàn dé not necessarily / that's not sure
背杀 bèi shā (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3]
背影杀手 bèi yǐng shā shǒu (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1]
邮简 yóu jiǎn letter sheet (similar to an aerogram but not necessarily sent by airmail)
不尽然 bù jìn rán not always / not entirely / not necessarily so / not entirely correct
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