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Grammar Pattern Profile · kan-qi-lai-bu-yi-ding-shi
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看起来...不一定是...

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Structure: [主语/条件] + 看起来 + [动词/短语] + 不一定是
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern
Derived Expressions: 📌 一定是 (1) → 📌 不 (1) → 📌 不一定是 (1) → 📌 定是 (1) → 📌 是 (1) → 📌 是真的 (1) →

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看起来精明不一定是真的精明
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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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