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bú shì...ér shì...
Not... but rather... (不是……而是……)
不是……而是…… corrects one idea and gives the real one: “not A, but B.” It is used to clarify identity, reason, or the real focus.
Contoh utama
我不是不想去，而是今天真的没时间。
Wǒ bú shì bù xiǎng qù, ér shì jīntiān zhēn de méi shíjiān.
It is not that I do not want to go; it is that I really have no time today.
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不是……而是…… corrects one idea and gives the real one: “not A, but B.” It is used to clarify identity, reason, or the real focus.
Use 不是……而是…… when the listener may have the wrong idea, or when you want to emphasize the real answer. Both sides should be the same type: noun with noun, reason with reason, clause with clause. Do not use 但是 in place of 而是 for direct correction; 但是 only means “but” and does not clearly replace A with B. 是 changes to bú shì in natural pronunciation before another fourth tone.
Pola tatabahasa
不是……而是……
不是……而是…… corrects one idea and gives the real one: “not A, but B.” It is used to clarify identity, reason, or the real focus.
这不是我的手机，而是他的。
Zhè bú shì wǒ de shǒujī, ér shì tā de.
This is not my phone; it is his.
问题不是钱，而是时间。
Wèntí bú shì qián, ér shì shíjiān.
The problem is not money, but time.
他不是老师，医生。
this pattern needs both markers to make the logic clear.
the second marker introduces the result, contrast, or second side.
Isi tempat kosong:
Tā bú shì lǎoshī, ér shì yīshēng.
He is not a teacher, but a doctor.
sentence pairs must match in meaning, not only in form.