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而是

ér shì

2-character word

What 而是 means

1. rather

The characters in 而是

• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…

Example sentences

• 那不是猪，而是猴子。
  It's not a pig; it's a monkey.
• 他不是老师，而是医生。
  He is not a teacher but a doctor.
• 她爱的不是你，而是我。
  It's not you that she loves, it's me.
• 地球不是恒星，而是行星。
  Dìqiú bù shì héngxīng, érshì xíngxīng.
  The earth is not a star, but a planet.
• 她们不是敌人，而是朋友。
  They are not enemies, but friends.
• 他没有出去，而是坐下了。
  He didn't go out, but instead sat down.