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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 未必

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
未必 wèi bì - not necessarily
- maybe not

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 4 9,966 5,354 4,039

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
未 wèi- not yet
- did not
- have not
- not
- 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
- ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
必 bì- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily

Other Words Containing 未必

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
未必 5 4 9,966 5,354 4,039