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Shì Lái 我们是来办事的,不是来玩的 Wǒmen Bànshì De Bù Wán

中文 我们是来办事的,不是来玩的。
Pinyin Wǒmen shì lái bànshì de, bù shì lái wán de.
English We're here to do our job, not to have fun.
Article Title The pattern "it's not…, it's…"
Grammar Construct Subj. + 是 ⋯⋯ ,不是 ⋯⋯
Source URL https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/ASGT9WYR

Tags: b1, grammatical_structures, sentencepatterns

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