Difference between revisions of "Expressing "not… but rather…" with "er shi""

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-不是...而是... (bù shì...érshì) means X is not Y, but rather Z. This is a useful phrase to use in arguments to overturn a point of view and state the opposite.
+#REDIRECT[[Expressing "not… but…" with "er shi"]]
-For example:
-<div class="liju">
-* 我 <em>不 是</em> 不 想 帮忙 <em>而 是</em> 没有 能力 帮忙。
-* 我 认为 盖尔特 做 慈善 活动 的 目的 <em>不 是</em> 为了 帮助 穷人 <em>而 是</em> 为了 提高 自己 的 名誉。
-</div>
-==See also==
-*[["Although" with "jinguan"]]
-[[Category: B2 grammar points]]