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而是

instead

Meaning of 而是

in place of something else

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Chineseér shì
instead
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而是instead
在线online
一起together
经常often
很少rarely
early
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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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