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The word "不见得" is formed by directly combining three characters: 不 (bù), meaning "not", which negates the following construct; 见 (jiàn), meaning "to see" or "perceive"; and 得 (de), a grammatical particle indicating potential or result. Together, they create a fixed phrase where the negation of perception yields the literal sense of "not seen as certain", functionally expressing doubt or improbability, equivalent to "not necessarily" in English.
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