not necessarily · not likely

bù jiàn de

b+ù·4th tonej+iàn·4th toned+e·neutral tone

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The objectives of the marketing department and the sales department are not necessarily the same.

销售部门和营销部门的目标不见得一样。

Although he did well in the exam, his spoken Chinese is not necessarily as good as yours.

虽然他考得很好，他口语的汉语不见得比你的好。

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