不是而是(búshì , érshì): it’s not . . . but . . .
4 characters
it’s not . . . but . . .
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- búshì , érshì
- Meaning
- it’s not . . . but . . .
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 不是而是 — tap one to open its word page.
yī一bù不xiǎo小xīn心
HSK 7-9to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness; accidentally
yī一dòng动bù不dòng动
HSK 7-9motionless
yī一chéng成bù不biàn变
HSK 7-9(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
yī一máo毛bù不bá拔
HSK 7-9(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
yī一shēng声bù不kēng吭
HSK 7-9to not say a word
yī一yán言bù不fā发
HSK 7-9to not say a word (idiom)
yī一dīng丁bù不shí识
(idiom) illiterate
yī一jiè介bù不qǔ取
to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
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