# 可不是 (kěbushì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 可不是 (kěbushì) means “indeed; exactly; that's for sure”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: indeed; exactly; that's for sure
- Pinyin: kěbushì (ke3 bu5 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 可不是吗，最近天气太热了。
  Kěbushì ma, zuìjìn tiānqì tài rè le.
  Indeed, the weather has been too hot lately.

## Characters

- [可](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-but-however/) (kě): but, however; can, may
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-bu-shi-indeed/

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