wlee08 Posted October 28, 2011 at 08:42 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 at 08:42 PM I found this at the end of a dialogue on fishing and I'm trying to make sense of the meaning: A: Ni dou qu nar diaoyu? B: Bu yiding. you shihou qu haibian, you shihou qu hebian. my difficulty is that i understand the question to mean either "Where do you always go fishing?" or "Do you always go somewhere to fish?" The answer "bu yiding" is like "Not necessarily" or "not certainly" Is there a better translation, Im a bit confused with the reply "bu yiding" to this question. (From the really good textbook "Chaoyue - Advancing in Chinese".2010) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted October 28, 2011 at 09:13 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 at 09:13 PM The question is indeed something like "Where do you always go fishing?" and bù yídìng here means "It depends." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlee08 Posted October 30, 2011 at 12:07 AM Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 at 12:07 AM Thanks! That makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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