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说不定

shuō bu dìng · shuo bu ding

Traditional 說不定

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. can't say for sure
  2. maybe
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Who sent the parcel?

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)包裹(bāoguǒ)是(shì)谁(shéi)寄(jì)的(de)？

    Who sent this parcel?

  2. Dengdeng

    说不定(shuōbudìng)是(shì)奶奶(nǎinai)。

    Maybe it's from Grandma.

  3. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)说不定(shuōbudìng)是(shì)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)！

    There may be something tasty inside!

  4. Dengdeng

    打开(dǎkāi)一看(yīkàn)，是(shì)一(yī)条(tiáo)围巾(wéijīn)。

    We open it, and it's a scarf.

  5. Liangliang

    说不定(shuōbudìng)奶奶(nǎinai)怕(pà)你(nǐ)脖子(bózi)冷(lěng)。

    Maybe Grandma is afraid your neck is cold.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yí)个(gè)月(yuè)没(méi)见(jiàn)到(dào)小(xiǎo)王(wáng)了(le)，他(tā)说(shuō)不(bu)定(dìng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)回(huí)国(guó)了(le)。

I haven't seen Xiaowang for a month now; perhaps he's already gone back to his own country.

Tatoeba: Chinese by serendipity42 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)我(wǒ)运(yùn)气(qi)够(gòu)好(hǎo)的(de)话(huà)，说(shuō)不(bu)定(dìng)会(huì)赢(yíng)。

I may win if I have luck.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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