未尝

未嘗
wèicháng
  1. not ever
  2. not necessarily

CEDICT

  1. (literary) not ever
  2. (literary) not necessarily
  3. not ever
  4. not necessarily

Wiktionary

  1. 不曾。
  2. 不见得、未必。通常后接否定词，构成双重否定，但语气委婉。《三国演义．第三回》：　「汝剑利，吾剑未尝不利！」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 未 wèi
  1. not yet
  2. did not
  3. have not
  4. not
  5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
=2 尝 cháng
  1. to taste; to try (food)
  2. to experience
  3. (literary) ever; once
=2 尝 cháng to taste; to experience (variant of 尝 cháng)
=2 尝 cháng old variant of 尝 cháng

Containing this entry

未尝不可 wèichángbùkě (idiom) acceptable; fine; okay

Related entries

不一定 bùyīdìng
  1. not necessarily
  2. maybe
山不一定是綠色的。

Mountains are not necessarily green.

Source: Tatoeba

不见得 bùjiànde
  1. not necessarily
  2. not likely
他说的不见得对。

What he's saying is not necessarily true.

What he says isn't necessarily true.

What he says is not necessarily true.

Source: Tatoeba

未始 wèishǐ
  1. not necessarily
  2. may not turn out to be
  3. maybe not
未必 wèibì
  1. not necessarily
  2. maybe not
外表未必可信。

Appearances are deceiving.

Source: Tatoeba

未必见得 wèibìjiàndé
  1. not necessarily
  2. that's not sure
不必 bùbì
  1. need not
  2. does not have to
  3. not necessarily
不必在意。

Forget it.

Source: Tatoeba

无须 wúxū
  1. need not
  2. not obliged to
  3. not necessarily
我無須去。

I don't need to go.

Source: Tatoeba