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可不是 (kě bu shì) – that's just the way it is

kě bu shì

that's just the way it is

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1that's just the way it is
  2. 2exactly!

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Related words

不

bù

no

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

可

kě

(prefix) can

但是

dàn shì

but

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

可爱

kě ài

adorable

总是

zǒng shì

always

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

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