Word: 不是 (bùshì, bùshi)

你不是他的对手。

Nǐ bú shì tā de duìshǒu.

You're no match for him.

你不是住在货车里吗？

Nǐ bú shì zhù zài huòchē lǐ ma?

Don't you live in a van?

你不是加拿大人，是吗？

Nǐ bú shì Jiānádà rén, shì ma?

You're not Canadian, are you?

你不是学生。

Nǐ bú shì xuésheng.

You are not a student.

你不是我喜欢的类型。

Nǐ bú shì wǒ xǐhuan de lèixíng.

You're not my type.

你不是我的朋友了。

Nǐ bú shì wǒ de péngyou le.

You're not my friend anymore.

你不是日本人。

Nǐ bú shì Rìběn rén.

You are not Japanese.

你不是歌手。

Nǐ bú shì gēshǒu.

You're no singer.

你不知道怎么做，不是吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zěnme zuò, bú shì ma?

You don't know how to do that, do you?

你也是学生不是吗？

Nǐ yě shì xuésheng bú shì ma?

You're a student, too, aren't you?

你今天不是应该在学校的吗？

Nǐ jīntiān bú shì yīnggāi zài xuéxiào de ma?

Aren't you supposed to be at school today?

你从没有女朋友，不是么？

Nǐ cóng méiyǒu nǚpéngyou, bú shì me?

You've never had a girlfriend, have you?

你以前不是这样说的。

Nǐ yǐqián bú shì zhèyàng shuō de.

You did not say so.

你住在波士顿，不是么？

Nǐ zhù zài Bōshìdùn, bú shì me?

You live in Boston now, don't you?

你减肥了，不是么？

Nǐ jiǎnféile, bú shì me?

You've lost weight, haven't you?

你午饭吃的不多，不是吗？

Nǐ wǔfàn chī de bù duō, bú shì ma?

You didn't eat much lunch, did you?

你受伤了，不是吗？

Nǐ shòushāngle, bú shì ma?

You were hurt, weren't you?

你可以做到，不是吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ zuòdào, bú shì ma?

You can do it, can't you?

你哥哥结婚了，不是吗？

Nǐ gēge jiéhūnle, bú shì ma?

Your brother got married, didn't he?

你喜欢它，不是吗？

Nǐ xǐhuan tā, bú shì ma?

You like it, don't you?

你喜欢讨论建筑，不是吗？

Nǐ xǐhuan tǎolùn jiànzhù, bú shì ma?

You like to talk about architecture, don't you?

你在撒谎，不是吗？

Nǐ zài sāhuǎng, bú shì ma?

You're lying, aren't you?

你已经知道了，不是吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng zhīdàole, bú shì ma?

You knew about this already, didn't you?

你很勇敢，不是吗？

Nǐ hěn yǒnggǎn, bú shì ma?

You're very brave, aren't you?

你明白，不是吗？

Nǐ míngbai, bú shì ma?

You understand, don't you?

你是一名教授，不是吗？

Nǐ shì yì míng jiàoshòu, bú shì ma?

You're a professor, aren't you?

你是个很棒的画家，不是吗？

Nǐ shì gè hěn bàng de huàjiā, bú shì ma?

You are a good painter, aren't you?

你是德国人，不是吗？

Nǐ shì Déguórén, bú shì ma?

You're German, aren't you?

你来自北海道，不是吗？

Nǐ láizì Běihǎidào, bú shì ma?

You are from Hokkaido, aren't you?

你比你妹妹起得晚，不是么？

Nǐ bǐ nǐ mèimei qǐ de wǎn, bú shì me?

You don't get up as early as your sister, do you?

你没找到，不是么？

Nǐ méi zhǎodào, bú shì me?

You didn't find it, did you?

你没死，不是吗？

Nǐ méi sǐ, bú shì ma?

You're not dead, are you?

你的举止不是很好。

Nǐ de jǔzhǐ bú shì hěn hǎo.

Your manners aren't very good.

你的体重增加了，不是吗？

Nǐ de tǐzhòng zēngjiāle, bú shì ma?

You've put on weight, haven't you?

你的礼貌不是很好。

Nǐ de lǐmào bú shì hěn hǎo.

Your manners aren't very good.

你真的很幸运，不是吗？

Nǐ zhēnde hěn xìngyùn, bú shì ma?

You really are lucky, aren't you?

你真的很粗鲁，不是吗？

Nǐ zhēnde hěn cūlǔ, bú shì ma?

You really are rude, aren't you?

你真的很高，不是吗？

Nǐ zhēnde hěn gāo, bú shì ma?

You really are tall, aren't you?

你真的爱她，不是吗？

Nǐ zhēnde ài tā, bú shì ma?

You do love her, don't you?

你累了，不是吗？

Nǐ lèile, bú shì ma?

You are tired, aren't you?

你能讲法语，不是吗？

Nǐ néng jiǎng Fǎyǔ, bú shì ma?

You can speak French, can't you?

你认为我疯了，不是么？

Nǐ rènwéi wǒ fēngle, bú shì me?

You think I'm mad, don't you?

你该上学去了，不是吗？

Nǐ gāi shàngxué qùle, bú shì ma?

It's high time you left for school, isn't it?

你说的不是真的。

Nǐ shuō de bú shì zhēnde.

What you said is not true.

你这样不是叶公好龙吗？

Nǐ zhèyàng bú shì Yè Gōnghàolóng ma?

Aren't you just pretending to love something you actually fear?

你这样做不是个路子。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò bú shì gè lùzi.

This isn't the way to go about it.

你迟到了，不是吗？

Nǐ chídàole, bú shì ma?

You were late, weren't you?

俄罗斯当时不是资本主义国家。

Éluósī dāngshí bú shì zīběnzhǔyì guójiā.

Russia wasn't capitalist.

公园是公共的，不是私有的。

Gōngyuán shì gōnggòng de, bú shì sīyǒu de.

The park is public, not privately owned.

冥币不是真的钱，不能花。

Míngbì bú shì zhēnde qián, bùnéng huā.

Spirit money isn't real money, so you can't spend it.

出了问题，这不是你的过失。

Chūle wèntí, zhè bú shì nǐ de guòshī.

Something went wrong, but it's not your fault.

北海道很远，不是吗？

Běihǎidào hěn yuǎn, bú shì ma?

Hokkaido is very far, isn't it?

又不是非他不可。

Yòu bú shì fēi tā bùkě.

He's not the only fish in the sea.

可以说是，也可以说不是。

Kěyǐ shuō shì, yě kěyǐ shuō bú shì.

Yes and no.

可那不是真正的问题所在。

Kě nà bú shì zhēnzhèng de wèntí suǒzài.

But that's not the real problem.

和他们一起训练不是游戏。

Hé tāmen yìqǐ xùnliàn bú shì yóuxì.

Training with them is not a game.

善有善报，恶有恶报；不是不报，时辰未到

shànyǒushànbào, èyǒu-èbào; bú shì bú bào, shíchenwèidào

good gets good repayment, evil gets evil repayment; it's not that there's no repayment, the hour hasn't yet come

因为我懂你而且你不是那样子。

Yīnwèi wǒ dǒng nǐ érqiě nǐ bú shì nà yàngzi.

Because I know you and you aren't like that.

地球不是恒星，而是行星。

Dìqiú bú shì héngxīng, érshì xíngxīng.

The earth is not a star, but a planet.

坟地里的夜猫子,不是好鸟儿

féndì lǐ de yèmāozi,bú shì hǎo niǎor

a night cat (owl) in a graveyard: not a good bird

坟地里的猫头鹰,不是好鸟儿

féndì lǐ de māotóuyīng,bú shì hǎo niǎor

an owl in a graveyard: not a good bird

堂屋里挂草荐，不是画

tángwū lǐ guà cǎojiàn, bú shì huà

Hanging a straw mattress in the main room: it's not a painting (words)

外表并不是全部。

Wàibiǎo bìng bú shì quánbù.

Looks aren't everything.

夜晚很长，不是吗？

Yèwǎn hěn cháng, bú shì ma?

Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?

奶酪不是黄色的。

Nǎilào bú shì huángsè de.

The cheese is not yellow.

她不是一个好厨师。

Tā bú shì yí gè hǎo chúshī.

She isn't a good cook.

她不是医生吗？

Tā bú shì yīshēng ma?

Isn't she a doctor?

她不是这间公司正式的职员。

Tā bú shì zhè jiān gōngsī zhèngshì de zhíyuán.

She's not among the regular employees of this company.

她不是非常高吧？

Tā bú shì fēicháng gāo ba?

She isn't very tall, is she?

她不是韩国人。

Tā bú shì Hánguó rén.

She's not South Korean.

她们不是想让我那样做吗？

Tāmen bú shì xiǎng ràng wǒ nàyàng zuò ma?

They wanted me to do that, didn't they?

她们不是敌人，而是朋友。

Tāmen bú shì dírén, érshì péngyou.

They are not enemies, but friends.

她会帮我们的，不是吗？

Tā huì bāng wǒmen de, bú shì ma?

She'll help us, won't she?

她似乎不是美国人。

Tā sìhū bú shì Měiguórén.

She doesn't seem to be an American.

她很勇敢，不是吗？

Tā hěn yǒnggǎn, bú shì ma?

She's very courageous, isn't she?

她很漂亮，不是吗？

Tā hěn piàoliang, bú shì ma?

She is very pretty, isn't she?

她很聪明，不是吗？

Tā hěn cōngming, bú shì ma?

She is smart, isn't she?

她是强大的对手，不是吗？

Tā shì qiángdà de duìshǒu, bú shì ma?

She's a tough competitor, isn't she?

她爱的不是你，而是我。

Tā ài de bú shì nǐ, érshì wǒ.

It's not you that she loves, it's me.

她爱的是你，不是我。

Tā ài de shì nǐ, bú shì wǒ.

It's you that she loves, not me.

她真的很聪明，不是吗？

Tā zhēnde hěn cōngming, bú shì ma?

She's really smart, isn't she?

她还是打算去，不是吗？

Tā háishi dǎsuàn qù, bú shì ma?

She's still planning to go, isn't she?

好成绩不是聪明人的专利。

Hǎo chéngjì bú shì cōngming rén de zhuānlì.

Good grades aren't the exclusive privilege of smart people.

如果不是太贵的话，我会买的。

Rúguǒ bú shì tài guì dehuà, wǒ huì mǎi de.

If it's not too expensive, I'll do that.

如果不是它很重要，我不会问你。

Rúguǒ bú shì tā hěn zhòngyào, wǒ búhuì wèn nǐ.

I wouldn't ask this of you if it weren't important.

如果不是现在，那是什么时候？

Rúguǒ bú shì xiànzài, nà shì shénme shíhou?

If not now, when?

娃娃鱼上树，横看竖看都不是人

wáwayú shàng shù, héng kàn shù kàn dōu bú shì rén

a giant salamander climbing a tree: from every angle it's not a person

宁可一不是，不可两无情

nìngkě yí bú shì, bùkě liǎng wúqíng

better one party be in the wrong than both lose all feeling

它不是一个适合讨论的主题。

Tā bú shì yí gè shìhé tǎolùn de zhǔtí.

It's not a suitable topic for discussion.

它不是黑色的吗？

Tā bú shì hēisè de ma?

Isn't it black?

它根本不是梦。

Tā gēnběn bú shì mèng.

It's not a dream at all.

定法不是法

dìng fǎ bú shì fǎ

a fixed method is not a method

家贫不是贫，路贫贫杀人

jiā pín bú shì pín, lù pín pín shārén

poverty at home is not poverty; poverty on the road is deadly poverty

容得虎挡道,不是好猎手

róng de hǔ dǎng dào,bú shì hǎo lièshǒu

one who tolerates a tiger blocking the road is no good hunter

对不起，我不是成心迟到的。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ bú shì chéngxīn chídào de.

Sorry, I didn't mean to be late.

希望不是一种策略。

Xīwàng bú shì yìzhǒng cèlüè.

Hope is not a strategy.

并不是不可以。

Bìng bú shì bù kěyǐ.

Not that it's not possible.

开这家店不是为了营利。

Kāi zhè jiā diàn bú shì wèile yínglì.

I didn't open this shop to make money.

很奇怪，不是么？

Hěn qíguài, bú shì me?

It's weird isn't it?

很棒，不是吗？

Hěn bàng, bú shì ma?

That's awesome, right?