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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不是 [búshi]
  1. 1. noun fault

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不是 [búshi]
  1. 1. no; is not; are not
    他的话不是针对你。
    What he said was not aimed at you.
    不是我的错,你怪我干吗?
    It's not even my fault – why are you blaming me?
  2. 2. fault; blame
    这就是你的不是了。
    It's your fault. or You're to blame.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不是 [búshi]
  1. 1. 过失;不对
    都是我的不是
    快去赔个不是

Examples

他左想也不是,右想也不是
He just couldn't make up his mind either way.
他跟别人一起说自己人的不是,这不是反戈一击吗?
He attacks his own men with others, turning his weapon around to counter-attack.
为这点小事,你说我不是,我说你不是,对攻得很厉害。
不是天才,也不是蠢材
这些估计虽然不是绝对保险,但也八九不离十。
These calculations, though not always one hundred percent accurate, were never far out.
他的自我批评是认真的,不是摆样子的。
His self-criticism was serious and not made for show.
借钱不是个办法。
Borrowing money is no way out.
我看这不是她的本意。
I don't think that is her real intention.
这几天不是刮风,便是下雨。
During the last few days, if it was not blowing, then it was raining.
我们看一个人,不是根据他的表白,而是根据他的行动。
We judge a person not by what he says but by what he does.

Word Decomposition


[bù]
+
[shì]

nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as a conveyor of coordination

Paired conjunctions as a conveyor of coordination

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" búdàn...érqiě... (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" rúguǒ...jiù... (if… then…), and "总而言之" zǒng'éryánzhī (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.

The paired conjunctions such as "又……又……" yòu...yòu..., "一面……一面……" yímiàn...yímiàn..., "不是……而是……" búshì...ér shì... , "既……又……" jì...yòu..., "一边……一边……" yìbiān...yìbiān... and "……还……" ...hái... are used to show coordination in sentence.
(1) 他抽烟,喝酒。
(2) 他一边吃饭,一边看电影。
(3) 他不是学生,而是老师。
(4) 他乱丢纸屑,随地吐痰。
(5) 他爱吃水果,爱吃蔬菜。

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