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不一定是...

📊 Corpus Indexed: 3 clips
Structure: [主语] + 不一定是 + [谓词/短语]
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

(3 clips)
看起来精明不一定是真的精明
00:02
看起来精明 不一定是 真的精明

(人很精明) ── Previous context

“Looking shrewd doesn't necessarily mean being shrewd.”

《岁月有情时》 · 01:07
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但凶手不一定是戴面具的人
00:03
但凶手 不一定是 戴面具的人

(有卖是有卖) ── Previous context

“They do, but… the killer might not be necessarily wearing a mask.”

《百万人推理》 · 16:09
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三婶 不一定是蜂王浆的事
00:03
三婶 不一定是 蜂王浆的事

(喝这玩意儿啊 闹肚子) ── Previous context

“Third Aunt, it might not be the royal jelly.”

《岁月有情时》 · 39:20
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