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而是

ér shì

rather

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Meanings

ér shì

  1. rather

Its characters

In sentences

那nà不是bù shì猪zhū,而是ér shì猴子hóu zi。It's not a pig; it's a monkey. #1790134

她tā爱ài的de不是bù shì你nǐ,而是ér shì我wǒ。It's not you that she loves, it's me. #1361994

地球dì qiú不是bù shì恒星héng xīng,而是ér shì行星xíng xīng。The earth is not a star, but a planet. #528045

他tā没有méi yǒu出去chū qù,而是ér shì坐下zuò xia了le。He didn't go out, but instead sat down. #1313744

我wǒ要yào的de不是bù shì茶chá,而是ér shì咖啡kā fēi。What I want isn't tea, but coffee. #1783780

这zhè不是bù shì普通话pǔ tōng huà,而是ér shì上海Shàng hǎi话huà。This isn't Mandarin, it's Shanghainese. #380682