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并非

bìng fēi · bing fei

Traditional 並非

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. really isn't
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The note on the door

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，门(mén)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)纸条(zhǐtiáo)。

    Dengdeng, there is a note on the door.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)读读(dúdú)：“我(wǒ)并非(bìngfēi)不(bù)喜欢(xǐhuan)你们(nǐmen)的(de)音乐(yīnyuè)。”

    I'll read it: “It's not that I dislike your music.”

  3. Liangliang

    咦(yí)？好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)邻居(línjū)写(xiě)的(de)。

    Huh? It seems the neighbor wrote it.

  4. Dengdeng

    后面(hòumian)还有(háiyǒu)：“但是(dànshì)现在(xiànzài)是(shì)晚上(wǎnshang)十一点(shíyīdiǎn)。”

    Below it says: “But it is eleven at night.”

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)并非(bìngfēi)生气(shēngqì)，只是(zhǐshì)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    He isn't angry. He just wants to sleep.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)并非(bìngfēi)不(bù)唱歌(chànggē)，只是(zhǐshì)明天(míngtiān)再(zài)唱(chàng)。

    Right. It's not that we won't sing, we'll just sing tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

丝(sī)绸(chóu)之(zhī)路(lù)形(xíng)成(chéng)的(de)初(chū)衷(zhōng)并(bìng)非(fēi)是(shì)贸(mào)易(yì)。

The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.

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02

他(tā)沉(chén)默(mò)并(bìng)非(fēi)因(yīn)为(wèi)生(shēng)气(qì)，而(ér)是(shì)因(yīn)为(wéi)太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)。

He was silent not because he was angry, but because he was too tired.

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