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Rather in Chinese: 而是 (ér shì)

ér shì

rather

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是

Zhuyin

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ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我要的不是钱，而是你的态度。

    wǒ yào de bú shì qián， ér shì nǐ de tài dù。

    What I want isn't money, but rather your attitude.

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Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

而

ér

and

但是

dàn shì

but

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

总是

zǒng shì

always

可是

kě shì

but

然而

rán ér

however

于是

yú shì

thereupon

从而

cóng ér

thus

凡是

fán shì

each and every

反而

fǎn ér

on the contrary

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