not necessarily so; not entirely the case
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not necessarily so; not entirely true
formalUsed to express partial disagreement or to point out that a statement has exceptions. It is often used in a moderate, reasoning tone.
Yào要
shuō说
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
néng能
zhuàn赚
qián钱
，
yě也
bù不
jìn尽
rán然
，
yǒu有
shí时
yě也
huì会
kuī亏
běn本
。
Saying that doing business always makes money is not necessarily true; sometimes you lose money.
Rén人
men们
dōu都
shuō说
dà大
chéng城
shì市
jī机
huì会
duō多
，
dàn但
yī依
wǒ我
kàn看
yě也
bù不
jìn尽
rán然
。
People say big cities have more opportunities, but in my opinion, that's not entirely true.
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Lǐ理
lùn论
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
wán完
měi美
，
shí实
jì际
qíng情
kuàng况
què却
wèi未
bì必
jìn尽
rán然
。
The theory sounds perfect, but the actual situation is not necessarily so.
Tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
hěn很
zhèn镇
dìng定
，
nèi内
xīn心
què却
yuǎn远
fēi非
rú如
cǐ此
，
shèn甚
zhì至
kě可
yǐ以
shuō说
wán完
quán全
bù不
jìn尽
rán然
。
He appears calm on the surface, but his inner state is far from it—one might even say it's completely not the case.