而是
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- rather
Example Sentences
他不是老师，而是医生。
Tā bùshì lǎoshī, érshì yīshēng
He's not a teacher, but a doctor
Related Words
丁宠家庭(dīng chǒng jiā tíng)— double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4])
→不以人废言(bù yǐ rén fèi yán)— not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
→不患寡而患不均(bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn)— do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
→不求有功，但求无过(bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò)— lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
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