HSK 4 不是⋯⋯，而是⋯⋯

不是⋯⋯，而是⋯⋯

Sentence type / compound sentence · 不是 (bùshì)⋯⋯，而是 (érshì)⋯⋯

Pattern 句型

不是⋯⋯，而是⋯⋯

How it works 讲解

不是⋯⋯，而是⋯⋯ (HSK 4) — sentence type · compound sentence. The examples below show typical usage in context — read the pinyin aloud and notice where the pattern appears.

Examples 例句

  1. 我Wǒ不bù是shì不想bùxiǎng去qù，而是érshì没méi时间shíjiān。

    It's not that I don't want to go — I have no time.

  2. 这不Zhèbu是shì我wǒ的de书shū，而是érshì他tā的de。

    This isn't my book, but his.

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