How 而是 is written
Example sentences
How 而是 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
我不是个教师，而是个学生。
wǒ bù shì gè jiào shī ér shì gè xué shēng
I am not a teacher, but a student.
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