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Shì Verb Phrase 你这样做不是帮他,是害他 Nǐ Zhèyàng Zuò Bù

中文 你这样做不是帮他,是害他。
Pinyin Nǐ zhèyàng zuò bù shì bāng tā, shì hài tā.
English You were not helping him by doing this, you're hurting him.
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

Tags: b1, grammatical_structures, sentencepatterns

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