Chinese phrase

在我看来,〜未必是件好事 zài wǒ kàn lái 〜 wèi bì shì jiàn hǎo shì

Meaning

I think ___ is not necessarily a good thing

When to use it

Gives a personal view that something is not necessarily good. It sounds measured and leaves room for other views.

Example dialogue

你怎么看越来越多的人搬到大城市? nǐ zěn me kàn yuè lái yuè duō de rén bān dào dà chéng shì

What do you think about more and more people moving to big cities?

在我看来,越来越多的人搬到大城市未必是件好事。 zài wǒ kàn lái yuè lái yuè duō de rén bān dào dà chéng shì wèi bì shì jiàn hǎo shì

In my view, it's not necessarily a good thing that more and more people are moving to big cities.

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