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| − | Sometimes you want to explain that an object, concept, or event isn't one thing, but in fact a different thing. This is the perfect structure to convey that in Chinese.
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| − | == Structure ==
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| − | "不是⋯⋯， (就)是⋯⋯" (búshì..., (jiù)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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| − | Subj. + 不是 + Adj.／Noun／Verb 1 + 是 + Adj.／Noun／Verb 2
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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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| − | *那 <em>不是</em> 一 个 困难，<em>是</em> 一 个 机会。<span class="trans">That isn't a difficulty, it's an opportunity.</span>
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| − | *他 <em>不是</em> 中国人，<em>是</em> 美国人。<span class="trans">He isn't Chinese, he's American.</span>
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| − | *这 个 大楼 <em>不是</em> 公寓，<em>是</em> 办公楼。<span class="trans">This building isn't an apartment building, it's an office building.</span>
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Expressing "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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| − | ===Books===
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| − | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (p. 277) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]
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| − | [[Category:B1 grammar points]]
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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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| − | {{Similar|"On the Contrary" with "fan'er"}}
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| − | {{Similar|"Not... But Rather..." with "er shi"}}
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| − | {{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
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| − | {{Used for|Giving alternatives}}
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| − | {{Used for|Contrasting}}
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| − | {{Used for|Differentiating}}
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| − | {{Translation|not}}
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