说
不
定

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The word "说不定" is formed by sequentially combining the character 说 (to say), 不 (not), and 定 (to decide), resulting in a literal meaning of "cannot say for sure". This construction directly conveys uncertainty, as the negation of deciding through speaking yields an adverbial or predicative function equivalent to "maybe" or "perhaps".

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他说不定明天会来。

Tā shuōbùdìng míngtiān huì lái.

He might come tomorrow.

多交朋友说不定对你有好处。

Duō jiāo péngyou shuōbùdìng duì nǐ yǒu hǎochù.

Making more friends might be good for you.

你再多试试，说不定就能成功。

Nǐ zài duō shì shì, shuōbùdìng jiù néng chénggōng.

If you try a few more times, you might just succeed.

未来的人工智能说不定能理解人类情感。

Wèilái de réngōng zhìnéng shuōbùdìng néng lǐjiě rénlèi qínggǎn.

Future artificial intelligence might be able to understand human emotions.

看似偶然的相遇，说不定是命运的安排。

Kàn sì ǒurán de xiāngyù, shuōbùdìng shì mìngyùn de ānpái.

What seems like a chance encounter might actually be arranged by fate.

Word Definition - 说不定

shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe

Individual Character Details

说 shuì, shuō, shuō
不 bù
定 dìng