Formal Negation and Uncertainty
Practice advanced Chinese grammar patterns with a tight support-word list and targeted cloze demos.
Goal
Learners can recognize the linked grammar pattern, choose its key words, and write two original examples.
Write two new sentences with the grammar pattern, then swap one support word to change the nuance.
Focus
Useful examples
这个问题并非想象中那么简单。
zhè ge wèn tí bìng fēi xiǎng xiàng zhōng nà me jiǎn dān.
This problem is not as simple as imagined.
他的沉默并非同意。
tā de chén mò bìng fēi tóng yì.
His silence does not mean agreement.
Negation with 并非
Use 并非 to deny an assumption in formal HSK 6 sentences.
Practice sentences
这并非事实，而是一种误解。
This is not fact, but a misunderstanding.
Use formal assumption-denial.
贵的产品未必适合每个人。
An expensive product is not necessarily suitable for everyone.
Weaken the expected conclusion.
这些解释听起来无非是借口。
These explanations sound like nothing more than excuses.
Reduce the reason to its real scope.
这不过是一个临时安排。
This is merely a temporary arrangement.
Limit the importance of the arrangement.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 并非 | bìng fēi | really isn't |
HSK 2.0 6
HSK 3.0 7
|
Dictionary |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | simple |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |
| 误解 | wù jiě | to misunderstand |
HSK 2.0 6
HSK 3.0 6
|
Dictionary |
| 未必 | wèi bì | not necessarily |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 6
|
Dictionary |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 结论 | jié lùn | conclusion |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 准确 | zhǔn què | accurate; exact; precise |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 4
|
Dictionary |
| 无非 | wú fēi | only |
HSK 2.0 6
HSK 3.0 7
|
Dictionary |
| 不过 | bú guò | merely; only |
HSK 2.0 6
HSK 3.0 6
|
Dictionary |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 7
|
Dictionary |
| 理由 | lǐ yóu | reason |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |