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不是

bat1 si6

bu4*2 shi4

[1] not be; is not; am not; are not; was not; were not | Cant.: 唔係 [2](n) blame; fault | eg.: 這就是你的不是. This is your fault.

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 10,800,000

不是

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
是 si6 shi4 - is

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他是不是中國人？ edit
Is he Chinese?

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

是不是這樣就不能居安思危? 國 edit
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 edit
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.

This word was added by tym on 20th Nov 2004 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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