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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.
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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.
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Read the sample sentence and notice how 不是不……而是…… works in the frame: 不是不 A，而是 B.
不是不...而是... is used to correct a possible misunderstanding. The first part denies a negative assumption, and the second part gives the real reason, situation, or focus. Because it contains double negation, the first part usually means “it is not that I do not...” Do not drop 不 after 不是 if you want this exact meaning. Compared with 不是A而是B, this pattern specifically denies “not doing/not being willing/not knowing.”
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不是不 A，而是 B
denies a misunderstanding first, then gives the real reason or correction
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.
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