Chinese word · Mandarin
不是
bù shìIn English: is not; are not
Example sentences
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小周不是我的朋友。
Xiǎo Zhōu bù shì wǒ de péngyǒu.
Xiao Zhou is not my friend.
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天宇不是学生，他是老师。
Tiānyǔ bù shì xuéshēng, tā shì lǎoshī.
Tian Yu is not a student; he is a teacher.
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雅静不是喜欢运动的人。
Yǎjìng bù shì xǐhuān yùndòng de rén.
Ya Jing is not a person who likes sports.
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欣雨说她不是很喜欢吃辣的食物，因为她觉得太辣了。
Xīnyǔ shuō tā bù shì hěn xǐhuān chī là de shíwù, yīnwèi tā juédé tài là le.
Xin Yu said she does not really like spicy food because she thinks it is too spicy.
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志明虽然很忙，但他不是不愿意帮忙，而是时间不够。
Zhìmíng suīrán hěn máng, dàn tā bù shì bù yuànyì bāngmáng, ér shì shíjiān bù gòu.
Although Zhi Ming is very busy, he is not unwilling to help; it's just that he doesn't have enough time.
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