exactly so; completely like this
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
exactly like this; completely so
Primarily used in negative constructions such as 未必尽然 (not necessarily so) and 不尽然 (not exactly like that). It is rarely used in affirmative statements on its own.
Tā他
shuō说
de的
wèi未
bì必
jìn尽
rán然
。
What he said is not necessarily so.
Nǐ你
yǐ以
wéi为
tā他
shuō说
de的
dōu都
shì是
shì事
shí实
？
Bù不
jìn尽
rán然
ba吧
。
You think everything he said is true? Not exactly.
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Shì事
shí实
bìng并
fēi非
jìn尽
rán然
。
The facts are not entirely like that.