保 不 定

bǎo bù dìngdictionary entry

more likely than not / quite possible / on the cards

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

保不定保不定 [bao3 bu4 ding4] /more likely than not/quite possible/on the cards/

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Reference information

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Character information

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保
bǎo
to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system
Bǎo
Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bǎo jiā lì yà])
不
bù
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
定
dìng
to fix; to set; to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) / to congeal; to coagulate / (literary) definitely

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