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bìngfēi...
not necessarily / by no means... (并非……)
并非 means “not necessarily” or “by no means.” It is a formal way to deny an assumption or oversimplified view.
Anchor example
成功并非只靠运气。
Chénggōng bìngfēi zhǐ kào yùnqi.
Success does not depend only on luck.
HSK 5
HSK 5
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1 structures
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15 exercises
Lesson summary
Read the sample sentence and notice how 并非…… works in the frame: 并非 A.
并非 is used before nouns, adjectives, or clauses to deny a judgement. It is more formal than 不是 and often appears in explanations or arguments. Do not confuse it with 并未, which denies that an action happened. 并非 denies identity, judgement, or interpretation.
Grammar pattern
并非 A
formally denies or corrects an assumption
成功并非只靠运气。
Chénggōng bìngfēi zhǐ kào yùnqi.
Success does not depend only on luck.
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