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不是…而是

bù shì … ér shì
not ... but ...
Grammar Pattern

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Example Sentences

我不是不想去,而是没有时间。
wǒ bùshì bù xiǎng qù , érshì méiyǒu shíjiān 。
It's not that I don't want to go; I just don't have time.
他不是中国人,而是日本人。
tā bùshì zhōngguórén , érshì rìběnrén 。
He isn't Chinese; he's Japanese.
问题不是钱,而是时间。
wèntí bùshì qián , érshì shíjiān 。
The problem isn't money but time.

Grammar Points

HSK 4
Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas

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Parts

不是bù shì · no, is not, not›而是ér shì · but›