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不是

bú shi
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不是
bú shì Phrase not; it is not that
不是
bú shi fault; blame
不是
bù shì no; is not

Definitions

  1. 1. fault
  2. 2. blame

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Example Sentences

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不是 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3189864)
不是 謊話。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 12002574)
錢 不是 問題。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3408299)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 不是

可不是
kě bu shì

that's just the way it is

是不是
shì bù shì

is or isn't

要不是
yào bu shì

if it were not for

不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén

people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)

不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu

destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)

不是吃素的
bù shì chī sù de

not to be trifled with

不是吗
bù shì ma

isn't that so?

不是东西
bù shì dōng xi

(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing

不是滋味
bù shì zī wèi

to be upset

不是话
bù shì huà

see 不像話|不像话[bù xiàng huà]

不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò

lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

莫不是
mò bù shì

probably

赔不是
péi bú shi

to apologize

钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的
qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de

money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)

Child Words of 不是

不
bù

no; not so

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only)