不是 (bat1 si6 | bu4*2 shi4) : is not, not be; fault, blame

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不是

bat1 si6

bu4*2 shi4

[1][adv] not be; is not; am not; are not; was not; were not [粵] 唔係
[2][n] blame; fault

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Level: 2 Google Frequency: 10,800,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不是

This word has been viewed 3497 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Nov 2004 08:27 and last edited on 10th Aug 2009 17:08

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不 bat1 - not; no; un-
是 si6 - is

9 compounds containing this word:

是不是 - whether or not
不是的 - no, that's not so
不是嗎 - isn't it
要不是 - if not for
不是玩兒的 - "it's no joke"
不是味兒 - not the right flavor; not quite right; a bit off; fishy; queer; amiss; feel bad; be upset
可不是麼 - Isn't that so! Yes, indeed!
可不是嗎 - Isn't that so! Yes, indeed!
可不是 - that's just the way it is; exactly

Showing all 6 examples containing 不是

他是不是中國人？國
Is he Chinese?
[Canto: 佢係唔係中國人？]

烤火雞不是一件容易的事國
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.

這就是你的不是國
This is your fault

是不是這樣就不能居安思危? 國
Is this way not preparing one's self for danger when in good times?

我做這份工作不是為錢而是為自己開心。國
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

我不是一個侃談的人國
I am not someone who will speak boldly.

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