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I 我不是不想帮忙而是没有能力帮忙 Expressing Er Shi 是 B 而不是

中文 我不是不想帮忙而是没有能力帮忙。
English It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I can't help.
Article Title Expressing "not… but rather…" with "er shi"
Grammar Construct 是 + B + 而不是 + A
Source URL https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/ASGAJGJD

Tags: b2, grammatical_structures, "but"statements

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