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可不是
可不是
(kě bú shi): Indeed / Absolutely not (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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Character Breakdown
可 • kě • can, may; to approve, to permit • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
kě
可
can, may; to approve, to permit
不 • bú • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bú
不
not; no
是 • shì • to be • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shì
是
to be
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 可不是.
Words with
可
可以
kě yǐ
can; may
可能
kě néng
perhaps; possibly
可爱
kě ài
lovely; loveable
可怜
kě lián
pitiful; to have pity on
可惜
kě xī
it's a pity
可是
kě shì
but
可怕
kě pà
frightening; dreadful
可见
kě jiàn
it is thus clear that; visible; visual
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
Words with
是
但是
dàn shì
but; however
只是
zhǐ shì
merely; only; just; nothing but
总是
zǒng shì
always
还是
hái shì
...or...? [in a question]
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
于是
yú shì
as a result
可是
kě shì
but
就是
jiù shì
exactly; precisely
是否
shì fǒu
whether or not
4.
How to Use 可不是 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
当然
dāng
当
rán
然
kě
可
bú
不
shì
是
neutral
of course not
Verb + Object
with
这样
kě
可
bú
不
shì
是
zhè
这
yàng
样
Idiom
kě
可
bú
不
shì
是
ma
吗
5.
Example Sentences with 可不是
tā
他
shì
是
lǎo
老
shī
师
，
kě
可
bú
neutral
it's not like this
neutral
isn't it so
kě
可
bú
不
shì
是
ma
嘛
informal
Spoken
exactly, that's right
不
shì
是
xué
学
shēng
生
。
He is a teacher, not a student.
tā
他
zhè
这
cì
次
kǎo
考
shì
试
dé
得
le
了
dì
第
yī
一
míng
名
，
kě
可
bú
不
shi
是
hěn
很
lì
厉
hai
害
ma
吗
？
He got first place in this exam, isn't that indeed very impressive?
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
dì
的
chéng
成
gōng
功
，
kě
可
bú
不
shì
是
dān
单
kào
靠
yùn
运
qi
气
jiù
就
néng
能
shí
实
xiàn
现
de
的
。
The success of this project is not achieved solely by luck.
jīn
今
tiān
天
tiān
天
qì
气
zhēn
真
rè
热
，
kě
可
bú
不
shì
是
ma
吗
？
It's really hot today, isn't it?
zhè
这
ge
个
diàn
电
yǐng
影
wǒ
我
kàn
看
guò
过
，
kě
可
bú
不
shì
是
yì
一
bān
般
de
的
jīng
精
cǎi
彩
。
I've seen this movie, and it's not just ordinary—it's truly amazing.
