Coal is not always black.
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不一定
bù yī dìng
HSK 3.0 · 2
bù yī dìng · bat1 jat1 ding6 (Jyutping)
- not necessarily
- maybe
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Character breakdown
不
一
- Meaning
- one; a, an; alone
- Radical
- 一
- Strokes
- 1
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- M
- Four-corner
- 1000.0
定
- Meaning
- decide, settle, fix
- Radical
- 宀
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿱宀疋
- Cangjie
- JMYO
- Four-corner
- 3080.1
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Example sentences
Large houses are not necessarily comfortable to live in.
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