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All HSK 3.0 Level 4 words

而是

érshì

In Mandarin Chinese, 而是 (érshì) means “(conjunction) rather; instead”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. (conjunction) rather
  2. instead
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Examples

  • 他没回家,而是去了图书馆。
    Tā méi huíjiā, érshì qùle túshūguǎn.
    He didn't go home, but went to the library instead.

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