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可不

kě bu · ke bu

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Meaning

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  1. see 可不是 (kě bu shì)
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So cold today

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)真(zhēn)冷(lěng)啊(a)！

    It's really cold today!

  2. Dengdeng

    可不(kěbu)，我(wǒ)早上(zǎoshang)出门(chūmén)，手(shǒu)都(dōu)冻红(dònghóng)了(le)。

    Exactly. When I went out this morning, my hands turned red from the cold.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)穿(chuān)了(le)两件(liǎngjiàn)外套(wàitào)，还是(háishi)冷(lěng)。

    I'm wearing two coats and I'm still cold.

  4. Dengdeng

    可不(kěbu)是(shì)嘛(ma)，我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)三件(sānjiàn)外套(wàitào)。

    You said it. I brought three coats.

  5. Liangliang

    三件(sānjiàn)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看见(kànjiàn)你(nǐ)穿(chuān)了(le)一件(yījiàn)。

    Three? I only see you wearing one.

  6. Dengdeng

    另外(lìngwài)两件(liǎngjiàn)在(zài)包里(bāolǐ)，是(shì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)。

    The other two are in my bag. They're for you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)天(tiān)气(qì)可(kě)真(zhēn)冷(lěng)，可(kě)不(bu)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)穿(chuān)上(shàng)厚(hòu)外(wài)套(tào)了(le)。

The weather is really cold—exactly, I've even put on a thick coat.

02

他(tā)说(shuō)这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)面(miàn)很(hěn)好(hǎo)吃(chī)，可(kě)不(bu)，我(wǒ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)去(qù)尝(cháng)了(le)。

He said the noodles at this shop are delicious—you're right, I went and tried them yesterday.

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