bú shì bù... ér shì...
not that... but rather... (不是不……而是……)
不是不 A，而是 B means “it is not that not A, but rather B.” Use it to clarify that the problem is not A, but another reason.
Anchor example
我不是不想去，而是今天真的太忙。
Wǒ bú shì bù xiǎng qù, ér shì jīntiān zhēn de tài máng.
It is not that I do not want to go; rather, I am really too busy today.
HSK 4
HSK 4
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