What does 不是 mean in Chinese?

不是 (bú shi) means "fault; blame" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 不是?

不是 is pronounced "bú shi" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

不是 is made up of the characters 不, 是. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 不是 using our stroke order tool.

不是

bú shi

fault; blame

这都是我的不是。

Zhè dōu shì wǒ de búshi

This is all my fault

Subject + 不 + Verb / Adjective

HSK 2.0: Level 6

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.