Chinese Traditional: 不是
Chinese Simplified: 不是
Pinyin: bu2 shi4
Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ
English Meaning: 1. is not, not to be 2. either ...
German Meaning: ist nicht, nicht sein

Example Sentences:

我不是故意的, 請原諒我。
我不是故意的, 请原谅我。
wo3 bu2 shi4 gu4 yi4 de5, qing3 yuan2 liang4 wo3.
It was not on purpose, please forgive me.
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那不是個幸運的數字。
那不是个幸运的数字。
na4 bu2 shi4 ge5 xing4 yun4 de5 shu4 zi4.
That's not a lucky number!
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我不是美國人。
我不是美国人。
wo3 bu2 shi4 mei3 guo2 ren2.
I'm not American.
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羅馬不是一天造成的。
罗马不是一天造成的。
luo2 ma3 bu2 shi4 yi4 tian1 zao4 cheng2 de5.
Rome was not built in one day.
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這不是你的錯。
这不是你的错。
zhe4 bu2 shi4 ni3 de5 cuo4.
This is not your fault.
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我認為他不是日本人就是韓國人。
我认为他不是日本人就是韩国人。
wo3 ren4 wei2 ta1 bu2 shi4 ri4 ben3 ren2 jiu4 shi4 han2 guo2 ren2.
I think he's either Japanese or Korean.
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不是所有的德國人都喜歡吃豬腳。
不是所有的德国人都喜欢吃猪脚。
bu2 shi4 suo3 you3 de5 de2 guo2 ren2 dou1 xi3 huan1 chi1 zhu1 jiao3.
Not all German people like to eat pig's feet.
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Related Words:

 



not, no (2nd tone)

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shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: to be (is, are, am, was, were)

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