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说不定 (shuōbudìng) English Meaning
- can’t say for sure
- maybe
Traditional Characters: 說不定
+ is only found in HSK 5.
说 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
不 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
定 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
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Stroke Order & Character Components
说 (shuō): to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说/Rìxīnshuō heliocentric theory)
- 讠 (yán): speech
- 兑 (duì): to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing swamp; ☱
不 (bú): (negative prefix) no, not
- 一 (yī): one
- Unidentified strokes
定 (dìng): to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order
- 宀(mián): roof
- 正(zhèng): just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; positive; greater than zero; principle; to correct; to rectify
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 说
HSK 1 Word List
- 说(shuō): to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
HSK 2 Word List
- 说话(shuō huà): to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
HSK 4 Word List
- 说明(shuō míng): to explain; to illustrate; explanation; directions; caption; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 小说(xiǎo shuō): novel; fiction; CL:本(běn), 部(bù)
HSK 5 Word List
- 传说(chuán shuō): legend; folklore; tradition; it is said; they say that…
- 胡说(hú shuō): to talk nonsense; drivel
- 据说(jù shuō): it is said that; reportedly
- 说不定(shuō bu dìng): can’t say for sure; maybe
- 说服(shuō fú): to persuade; to convince; to talk somebody over
HSK 6 Word List
- 学说(xué shuō): theory; doctrine
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 不
HSK 1 Word List
- 不客气 (bú kè qi): you’re welcome; it’s my pleasure (answer to someone who thanks)
- 不 (bù): not (negative prefix); no
- 对不起 (duì bu qǐ): I’m sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat); unworthy; to let down
HSK 3 Word List
- 不但/而且(bù dàn/ ér qiě): not only … but also…
HSK 4 Word List
- 不过 (bú guò): only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- 不得不 (bù dé bù): have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can’t help it; can’t avoid
- 不管 (bù guǎn): no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter
- 不仅 (bù jǐn): not only (this one); not just (…) but also
- 差不多 (chà bu duō): almost; nearly; more or less
- 来不及 (lái bu jí): there’s not enough time (to do something); it’s too late (to do something)
- 受不了 (shòu bù liǎo): unbearable; unable to endure; can’t stand
HSK 5 Word List
- 不断 (bú duàn): unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- 不见得 (bú jiàn de): not necessarily; not likely
- 不耐烦 (bú nài fán): impatience; impatient
- 不要紧 (bú yào jǐn): unimportant; not serious; it doesn’t matter; never mind; it looks all right; but
- 不安 (bù ān): unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried
- 不得了 (bù dé liǎo): disastrous; desperately serious; extremely; exceedingly
- 不然 (bù rán): not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not
- 不如 (bù rú): not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 不足 (bù zú): insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
- 怪不得 (guài bu de): lit. you can’t blame it!; no wonder!; so that’s why!
- 看不起 (kàn bu qǐ): to look down upon; to despise
- 了不起 (liǎo bu qǐ): amazing; terrific; extraordinary
- 忍不住 (rěn bu zhù): cannot help; unable to bear
- 舍不得 (shě bu de): to hate to do something; to hate to part with; to begrudge
- 说不定 (shuō bu dìng): can’t say for sure; maybe
- 要不 (yào bù): otherwise; or; or else; how about…? (one choice or the other); either this, or else…
HSK 6 Word List
- 爱不释手 (ài bù shì shǒu): to love something too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
- 巴不得 (bā bù dé): to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
- 不顾 (bú gù): in spite of; regardless of
- 不愧 (bú kuì): be worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
- 不料 (bú liào): unexpectedly; to one’s surprise
- 不像话 (bú xiàng huà): unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
- 不屑一顾 (bú xiè yī gù): to disdain as beneath contempt
- 不得已 (bù dé yǐ): act against one’s will; have no alternative but to; have to; to have no choice; must
- 不妨 (bù fáng): there is no harm in; might as well
- 不敢当 (bù gǎn dāng): lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don’t deserve your praise; you flatter me
- 不禁 (bù jīn): can’t help (doing something); can’t refrain from
- 不堪 (bù kān): cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
- 不可思议 (bù kě sī yì): inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable
- 不免 (bù miǎn): unavoidable
- 不时 (bù shí): frequently; often
- 不惜 (bù xī): not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do something); no scruples (to do something)
- 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià): equally matched; about the same
- 不言而喻 (bù yán ér yù): it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不由得 (bù yóu de): can’t help; cannot but
- 不择手段 (bù zé shǒu duàn): by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
- 不止 (bù zhǐ): incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
- 层出不穷 (céng chū bù qióng): more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
- 川流不息 (chuān liú bù xī): the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 大不了 (dà bù liǎo): at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming
- 得不偿失 (dé bù cháng shī): (saying) the gains do not make up for the losses
- 供不应求 (gōng bù yìng qiú): supply does not meet demand
- 恨不得 (hèn bu dé): wishing one could do something; to hate to be unable; itching to do something; can’t wait for; to wish one could do something; to desire strongly
- 刻不容缓 (kè bù róng huǎn): to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
- 络绎不绝 (luò yì bù jué): continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
- 迫不及待 (pò bù jí dài): impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
- 锲而不舍 (qiè ér bù shě): to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at something; to persevere; unflagging efforts
- 滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué): unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
- 微不足道 (wēi bù zú dào): negligible; insignificant
- 无微不至 (wú wēi bù zhì): in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
- 一丝不苟 (yì sī bù gǒu): not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
- 有条不紊 (yǒu tiáo bù wěn): regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 定
HSK 3 Word List
- 决定(jué dìng): to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly; CL: 個|个(gè), 项(xiàng)
- 一定(yí dìng): surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent, etc.); given; particular; must
HSK 4 Word List
- 规定(guī dìng): to stipulate; to fix; to set; to formulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 肯定(kěn dìng): to be sure; to be certain; sure; certain; definite; to confirm; to affirm; affirmative
HSK 5 Word List
- 否定(fǒu dìng): to negate; negative (answer); CL: 個|个(gè)
- 固定(gù dìng): fixed; set; regular
- 确定(què dìng): definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on something); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)
- 说不定(shuō bu dìng): can’t say for sure; maybe
- 稳定(wěn dìng): steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify
- 制定(zhì dìng): to draw up; to formulate; to lay down; to draft
HSK 6 Word List
- 奠定(diàn dìng): to establish; to fix; to settle
- 定期(dìng qī): regularly; at regular intervals
- 定义(dìng yì): definition
- 断定(duàn dìng): to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
- 坚定(jiān dìng): firm; steady; staunch; resolute
- 鉴定(jiàn dìng): to appraise; to identify; to evaluate
- 拟定(nǐdìng): to draw up; to draft; to formulate
- 认定(rèn dìng): to maintain (that something is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one’s mind on; to identify with
- 特定(tè dìng): special; specific; designated; particular
- 镇定(zhèn dìng): calm; unperturbed; cool
- 指定(zhǐdìng): to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
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