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bù yí dìng
phr. not always, not necessarily
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
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tā hěn máng bù yí dìng yǒu shí jiān bāng ní bǔ kè
phr. He is very busy, he may not have the time to help you to make up for a missed lesson.
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wǒ yī rì sān cān bù yí dìng dōu chī mǐ fàn .
phr. I do not necessarily eat rice for the three meals per day
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mù mín bù yí dìng yōng yǒu zì jǐ de mù chǎng .
phr. Not all the herdsmen have their own pastures.
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nián líng hé zhī shi bù yí dìng chéng zhèng bǐ .
phr. Age is sometimes not proportionate to knowledge.
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zhè gè shè jì de yuán lǐ zài lǐ lùn shàng shuō de tōng, shí jì yìng yòng de shí hou jiù bù yí dìng le .
phr. The principle of this design can be explained in theory, (but) it might not be the same case when it's applied to use.
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tā méi yǒu shí jiān bāng wǒ men, zài shuō tā yě bù yí dìng zhī dào zěn me jiě jué zhè gè wèn tí .
phr. He does not have the time to help us; besides, he doesn't necessarily know how to solve the problem either.
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tā men bá jiǎng jīn fēn pèi de hěn píng jūn, kě zhè yàng bù yì dìng hé lǐ .
phr. They split the bonus in a equal way, but this is not necessarily reasonable.
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bié rén de bàn fá yé xú hén yǒu xiào, dàn shì bìng bù yí dìng shì hé nǐ .
phr. Other people's solutions may be very effective, but they may not necessarily suit you.