Translation of 而不是 to English with examples of 而不是 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

而不是

ér bú shì

phr. and not, but not, rather than, instead of

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EXAMPLES

你为什么选择去国外而不是在国内学习？

你為什麼選擇去國外而不是在國內學習？

nǐ wèi shén me xuǎn zé qù guó wài ér bú shì zài guó nèi xué xí ?

phr. Why do you choose to study abroad rather than in (your) home country?

对敌人，我们应该学会宽恕而不是报复。

對敵人，我們應該學會寬恕而不是報復。

duì dí rén, wǒ men yīng gāi xué huì kuān shù ér bú shì bào fù .

phr. As for our enemies, we should forgive them rather than taking revenge.

你得给我定稿，而不是草稿。

你得給我定稿，而不是草稿。

ní déi géi wǒ dìng gǎo, ér bù shì cáo gǎo .

phr. You should give me the final draft, not the raw draft.

我们要以赤诚待人，而不是虚情假意。

我們要以赤誠待人，而不是虛情假意。

wǒ men yào yǐ chì chéng dài rén, ér bú shì xū qíng jiǎ yì .

phr. We should treat others with absolute sincerity, not false affection.

把身体的重量分摊在全身，而不是双脚。

把身體的重量分攤在全身，而不是雙腳。

bǎ shēn tǐ de zhòng liàng fēn tān zài quán shēn, ér bù shì shuāng jiǎo .

phr. Spread your weight over your entire body, not only on your two feet.