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title: "Weibi Meaning: 未必 (wèibì) Means “not necessarily”"
description: "未必 (wèibì) means “not necessarily; may not”. Hear its tones, see what 未 and 必 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weibi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 未必 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

未必 wèibì

## not necessarily; may not

## Its characters

1. 未 wèi not (as in 未必)
2. 必 bì certainly

## In a sentence

贵的东西未必好。 Expensive things aren't necessarily good.

这些故事**未必**全是真的，但李白狂放、不愿低头的性格，确实让他在宫里待不长。

From [李白是谁？ · Who was Li Bai? China’s poet of the moon](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-li-bai#library-word-436-438)

[More about 未必](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%AA%E5%BF%85)

## More words with 未 or 必

- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [必定 bìdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biding)
- [必将 bìjiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bijiang)
- [必然 bìrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biran)
- [必须 bìxū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bixu)
- [必要 bìyào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyao)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [从未 cóngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congwei)
- [何必 hébì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hebi)
- [前所未有 qiánsuǒ-wèiyǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiansuoweiyou)

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