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| − | == Structure ==
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| − | "不是..., 是..." (búshì..., shì...) is used to clarify something about a certain noun. What's being clarified can range from adjectives, verbs and even noun phrases.
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | Subject + 不是 + Adjective/Noun/Verb #1 + 是 + Adjective/Noun/Verb #2
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| − | </div>
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| − | An easy way to remember this pattern is that it roughly corresponds to the English, "Something is not X, it's Y".
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| − | == Examples ==
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | *那 <em>不是</em> 一 个 困难，<em>是</em> 一 个 机会。
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| − | *他 <em>不是</em> 中国人，<em>是</em> 美国人。
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| − | *这 个 大楼 <em>不是</em> 公寓，<em>是</em> 办公楼。
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| − | </div>
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[["Not… But Rather…" with "er shi"]]
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| − | *[["On the Contrary" with "fan'er"]]
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | '''SOURCES NEEDED'''
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| − | [[Category:B1 grammar points]]
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| − | {{Similar|"On the Contrary" with "fan'er"}}
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| − | {{Similar|"Not… But Rather…" with "er shi"}}
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| − | {{Basic Grammar|不是|B1|不是… 是…|<em>不 是</em> 问题，<em>是</em> 机会。|grammar point|ASGT9WYR}}
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| − | {{Rel char|是}}
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| − | {{Rel char|不}}
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| − | {{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
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| − | {{Used for|Giving alternatives}}
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