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不是
bùshì
1. no
2. is not
3. not
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Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (13)

不是吗
bùshìma
isn't that so?
不是话
bùshìhuà
see [[不像話|不像话<bùxiànghuà>]]
可不是
kěbushì
that's just the way it is
是不是
shìbùshì
is or isn't
莫不是
mòbùshì
probably
要不是
yàobushì
if it were not for
赔不是
péibúshi
to apologize
不是味儿
bùshìwèir
not the right flavor
不是东西
bùshìdōngxi
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
不是滋味
bùshìzīwèi
to be upset
不是冤家不聚头
bùshìyuānjiābùjùtóu
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
钱不是万能的没钱是万万不能的
qiánbùshìwànnéngdeméiqiánshìwànwànbùnéngde
Money isn't everything but without money you have nothing. (idiom)
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquèWūShānbùshìyún
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

Example Sentences (10)

小林，这次招聘不是小李负责吗？
Xiǎo Lín, zhè cì zhāo pìn bú shì Xiǎo Lǐ fù zé ma?
Xiao Lin, isn't Xiao Li in charge of this recruitment?
Text 2
我不是老师，我是学生。
Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī, wǒ shì xuéshēng.
I'm not a teacher, I'm a student.
Text 2
我计划去郊区住一个月。你不是已经买好火车票了吗？你到底怎么打算的呀？
Wǒ jìhuà qù jiāoqū zhù yí gè yuè. Nǐ bú shì yǐjīng mǎi hǎo huǒchē piào le ma? Nǐ dàodǐ zěnme dǎsuàn de yā?
I plan to stay in the suburbs for a month. Didn't you already buy the train ticket? What exactly are you planning?
Text 3
真是对不起，我不是故意的，今天早上我忘戴眼镜了，看不清楚。
Zhēn shì duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù shì gùyì de, jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ wàng dài yǎnjìng le, kàn bù qīngchu.
I'm really sorry, I didn't mean it. This morning I forgot to wear my glasses and couldn't see clearly.
Text 3
不是，是昨天的。
Bù shì, shì zuótiān de.
No, it's yesterday's.
Text 2
是的，他学的是新闻，我学的是法律，我和他不是一个班。
Shì de, tā xué de shì xīnwén, wǒ xué de shì fǎlǜ, wǒ hé tā bú shì yí gè bān.
Yes, he studies journalism; I study law; he and I are not in the same class.
Text 1
你是在开玩笑吧？你们不是才认识一个月？
Nǐ shì zài kāi wánxiào ba? Nǐmen bú shì cái rènshi yí gè yuè?
Are you kidding? Didn't you just meet a month ago?
Text 2
不是我的。是我爸爸的。
Bù shì wǒ de. Shì wǒ bàba de.
Not mine. It's my dad's.
Text 1
最早的时候，茶只是被当作一种药，而不是饮料。
Zuìzǎo de shíhòu, chá zhǐshì bèi dāngzuò yízhǒng yào, ér búshì yǐnliào.
In the earliest times, tea was only regarded as a kind of medicine, not a beverage.
Text 5
我不是中国人，我是美国人。
Wǒ bú shì Zhōngguó rén, wǒ shì Měiguó rén.
I am not Chinese, I am American.
Text 3

Alternate Entries

不是
búshi
fault / blame

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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