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不是

bù shì · bu shi/bù shi · bu shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

不(bú)是(shì)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)能(néng)当(dāng)艺(yì)术(shù)家(jiā)的(de)。

Not everybody can be an artist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

他(tā)不(bú)是(shì)不(bù)想(xiǎng)去(qù)，只(zhǐ)是(shì)实(shí)在(zài)没(méi)时(shí)间(jiān)。

It's not that he doesn't want to go; he simply has no time.

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