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不是 meaning in English

bùshì

no; is not

13 strokes

Meaning of 不是

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
bùshi
  1. fault; blame

不是 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā爱ài的de是shì你nǐ，不bú是shì我wǒ。
It's you that she loves, not me.
是shì我wǒ的de，不bú是shì他tā的de。
It's mine, not his.
这zhè是shì我wǒ的deCD，不bú是shì吗ma？
It's my CD, isn't it?
这zhè不bú是shì我wǒ的de日rì本běn朋péng友yǒu。
This is not my Japanese friend.
这zhè是shì对duì的de，不bú是shì吗ma？
That's right, isn't it?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

不 bù · no · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

是 shì · to be · 9 strokes

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  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 不是.

还是háishistill (as before); had better
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
但是dànshìbut; however
不过bùguòonly; merely
可是kěshìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
不错bùcuòcorrect; right

Questions about 不是

What does 不是 mean?

不是 (bùshì) means "no; is not".

How do you write 不是?

不是 is made of 2 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 是 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.