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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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| − | The basic structure:
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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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| − | Here are some more examples to help make this pattern clear.
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | *那 <em>不是</em> 一 个 问题，<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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| − | *那 条 虫子 <em>不是</em> 死 了，<em>是</em> 还 或者 的！
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| − | </div>
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | '''SOURCES NEEDED'''
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