未嘗

未尝
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. 不見得、未必。通常後接否定詞，構成雙重否定，但語氣委婉。《三國演義．第三回》：　「汝劍利，吾劍未嘗不利！」

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 嘗 cháng
  1. to taste; to try (food)
  2. to experience
  3. (literary) ever; once

Containing this entry

未嘗不可 wèichángbùkě (idiom) acceptable; fine; okay

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

Mountains are not necessarily green.

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不見得 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.

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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.

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未必見得 wèibìjiàndé
  1. not necessarily
  2. that's not sure
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