未必
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
未必 (wèibì) · not necessarily
未必 (wèibì) means “not necessarily”. It is written with 2 characters: 未 (not yet) + 必 (surely). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 未必 is built
The characters
未 wèi · not yet
What 未 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
必 bì · surely
What 必 is made of
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
贵的东西未必好。Guì de dōngxi wèibì hǎo.Expensive things are not necessarily good.
他未必知道这件事。Tā wèibì zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.He may not know about this.
Questions about 未必
What does 未必 mean?
未必 (wèibì) means “not necessarily”.
How do you pronounce 未必?
未必 is pronounced wèibì.
Which HSK level is 未必?
未必 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 未来wèiláifuture
- 未免wèimiǎnrather
- 必须bìxūmust
- 必然bìráninevitable
- 必要bìyàonecessary
- 不必bùbìneed not
- 何必hébìwhy should
- 势必shìbìto be bound to
- 务必wùbìmust
Learn 未必 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.