méizhǔnr
没准儿
maybe; uncertain; hard to say
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to be uncertain; to be hard to say; maybe
informalA very common informal expression used to express uncertainty about a future event or outcome. Often used at the beginning of a sentence or as a predicate. The '儿' (ér) is a common retroflex suffix in Northern Mandarin.
Zhè这
shì事
méi没
zhǔnr准
néng儿
chéng能
成
。
This thing might actually work out.
Qù去
bù不
qù去
hái还
méi没
gè个
zhǔnr准
ne儿
呢
。
Whether I'm going or not is still up in the air.
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Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
méi没
zhǔnr准
huì儿
chí会
dào迟
到
。
He might be late today.
Tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
méi没
zhǔnr准
huì儿
xià会
yǔ下
雨
。
The weather forecast says it might rain.
Zhè这
bǐ比
sài赛
shuí谁
shū输
shuí谁
yíng赢
kě可
méi没
zhǔnr准
儿
。
It's hard to say who will win or lose this match.