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Nǐ 你 Wǒ Xiǎng 不是 Verb Phrase 我

中文 我帮你不是想让你感谢我,而是想跟你做朋友。
Pinyin wǒ bāng nǐ bùshì xiǎng ràng nǐ gǎnxiè wǒ , érshì xiǎng gēn nǐ zuò péngyǒu 。
English The reason why I helped you is not to make you grateful to me, but to be friends with you.
Article Title The pattern "it's not…, it's…"
Grammar Construct Subj. + 不是 + [Verb Phrase 1] , (而)是 + [Verb Phrase 2]
Source URL https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/ASGT9WYR
Splitted 我 帮 你 不是 想 让 你 感谢 我 , 而是 想 跟 你 做 朋友 。

Tags: b1, grammatical_structures, sentencepatterns

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