不一定

Character by character

• 不bù4 strokesHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
• 一yī1 strokesHSK 1one; a, an; alone
• 定dìng8 strokesHSK 2decide, settle, fix

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 不一定. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 不bùHSK 1

  no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

• 一yīHSK 1

  one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

• 一起yī qǐHSK 1

  in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)

• 一些yī xiēHSK 1

  some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er

• 一定yī dìngHSK 2

  surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

• 一直yī zhíHSK 2

  straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

• 不过bù guòHSK 2

  only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)

• 不要bù yàoHSK 2

  don't!; must not

• 第一dì yī

  first; number one; primary

• 一样yī yàngHSK 1

  same; like; equal to; the same as; just like

• 一切yī qièHSK 3

  everything; every; all

• 决定jué dìngHSK 3

  to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly

• 不错bù cuòHSK 2

  correct; right; not bad; pretty good

• 唯一wéi yīHSK 5

  only; sole

• 不同bù tóngHSK 2

  different; distinct; not the same; not alike

• 肯定kěn dìngHSK 5

  to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)

• 定dìngHSK 4

  to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order

• 确定què dìngHSK 3

  definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)

• 一般yī bānHSK 2

  same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general

• 不管bù guǎnHSK 4

  not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter

• 之一zhī yīHSK 4

  one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)

• 不再bù zàiHSK 6

  no more; no longer

• 不用bù yòngHSK 1

  need not

• 不少bù shǎoHSK 2

  many; a lot; not few