Translation of 不是...而是... to English with examples of 不是...而是... -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

不是...而是...

bú shì ... ér shì ...

phr. ...is not..., (but)...; is not..., rather...

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

他不是画家，而是医生。

他不是畫家，而是醫生。

tā bú shì huà jiā, ér shì yī shēng .

phr. He is not a painter, but a doctor.

人生最重要的不是你的能力，而是你的性格。

rén shēng zuì zhòng yào de bú shì nǐ de néng lì, ér shì nǐ de xìng gé .

phr. What matters the most in life is not your competence, but your character.

我不是不想去看电影，而是我没有钱。

我不是不想去看電影，而是我沒有錢。

wǒ bú shì bù xiǎng qù kàn diàn yǐng, ér shì wǒ méi yǒu qián .

phr. It's not that I don't want to see the movie, but that I don't have the money.