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Bù 他不是不知道怎么做,只是不想做 Tā Shì Zhīdào Zěnme Zuò Zhǐshì

中文 他不是不知道怎么做,只是不想做。
Pinyin Tā bù shì bù zhīdào zěnme zuò, zhǐshì bù xiǎng zuò.
English It's not that he doesn't know how to do it, he just doesn't want to do it.
Article Title Expressing "double negation"
Grammar Construct Subj. + 不 + 是 / 会 / 能 + 没 + [Verb Phrase]
Source URL https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/ASGEEA2D

Tags: b1, parts_of_speech, sentencepatterns

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