而是
Meaning
érshì er2 shi4
Example sentences
- He is not a teacher but a doctor.
Words sharing a character
- 而且 érqiě (not only ...) but also
- 而已 éryǐ that's all
- 然而 ránér however; yet; but
- 反而 fǎnér on the contrary; instead
- 从而 cóngér thus
- 因而 yīnér therefore
- 显而易见 xiǎnéryìjiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
- 脱颖而出 tuōyǐngérchū to reveal one's talent (idiom)
- 自然而然 zìránérrán involuntary
- 进而 jìnér and then (what follows next)