而是
instead
in place of something else
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而是 translation: instead. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce 而是
ér shì
而是 translation
instead
而是 transcription
ér shì
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而是 meaning: what does it mean?
表示用另一个事物或方式来代替前者；不是前者而是后者
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而是 is pronounced as ér shì. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
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