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21. 金钱并非人类存在的唯一目的。

    jīn​qián bìng fēi rén​lèi cún​zài de wéi​yī mù​dì.

    Money is not the sole purpose of human existence.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

22. 这并非我的原意，请你不要误会。

    zhè bìng fēi wǒ de yuán​yì, qǐng nǐ bù yào wù​huì.

    This was not my original intention; please don't misunderstand.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

23. 真正的快乐并非可达成的目标。

    zhēn​zhèng de kuài​lè bìng fēi kě dá​chéng de mù​biāo.

    True happiness is not an achievable goal.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

24. 其实不然，事情并非你想象的那样。

    qí​shí bù​rán, shì​qing bìng fēi nǐ xiǎng​xiàng de nà​yàng.

    Actually, that's not the case; things are not as you imagined.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

25. 你来并非只是通知我儿子的死讯。

    nǐ lái bìng fēi zhǐ​shì tōng​zhī wǒ ér​zi de sǐ​xùn.

    You're not just here to tell me my son is dead.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

26. 这也是他的分内工作，并非分外之事。

    zhè yě shì tā de fèn​nèi gōng​zuò, bìng fēi fèn​wài zhī shì.

    This is part of his duty, not something outside his responsibility.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

27. 这只是工作上的分歧，并非私人恩怨。

    zhè zhǐ​shì gōng​zuò shàng de fēn​qí, bìng fēi sī​rén ēn​yuàn.

    This is just a disagreement at work, not a personal grudge.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

28. 这架飞机的设计初衷是军用，而非民用。

    zhè jià fēi​jī de shè​jì chū​zhōng shì jūn​yòng, ér fēi mín​yòng.

    This aircraft was originally designed for military rather than civilian use.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

29. 他的成功更多是靠后天努力，而非天赋。

    tā de chéng​gōng gèng duō shì kào hòu​tiān nǔ​lì, ér fēi tiān​fù.

    His success is due more to subsequent hard work than to innate talent.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

30. 他是受胁才提供假口供的，并非出于本意。

    tā shì shòu xié cái tí​gōng jiǎ kǒu​gòng de, bìng fēi chū​yú běn​yì.

    He provided a false statement under coercion, not of his own will.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

31. 你可能会惊讶地发现，我并非一直都是小偷。

    nǐ kě​néng huì jīng​yà de fā​xiàn, wǒ bìng fēi yī​zhí dōu shì xiǎo​tōu.

    You may be surprised to learn I wasn't always a thief.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

32. 所有的马都是动物，但并非所有的动物都是马。

    suǒ​yǒu de mǎ dōu shì dòng​wù, dàn bìng fēi suǒ​yǒu de dòng​wù dōu shì mǎ.

    All horses are animals, but not all animals are horses.

    Source: Tatoeba

33. 并非所有的致病性微生物都会对人类产生危害。

    bìng fēi suǒ​yǒu de zhì​bìng​xìng wēi​shēng​wù dōu huì duì rén​lèi chǎn​shēng wēi​hài.

    Not all pathogenic microorganisms are harmful to humans.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

34. 在有些古籍中，恶人是指长相丑陋的人而非坏人。

    zài yǒu​xiē gǔ​jí zhōng, è​rén shì zhǐ zhǎng​xiàng chǒu​lòu de rén ér fēi huài​rén.

    In some ancient texts, the term for 'evil person' refers to someone who is physically unattractive rather than someone who is wicked.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

35. 这位统治者施行的是霸道，而非以德服人的王道。

    zhè wèi tǒng​zhì​zhě shī​xíng de shì bà​dào, ér fēi yǐ​dé​fú​rén de wáng​dào.

    This ruler practices the way of might rather than the kingly way of winning people over with virtue.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

36. 冰冻三尺非一日之寒，他的成功离不开长期的苦练。

    bīng​dòng​sān​chǐ fēi yī rì zhī hán, tā de chéng​gōng lí​bu​kāi cháng​qī de kǔ​liàn.

    Rome wasn't built in a day; his success is inseparable from long-term hard practice.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

37. ‎你为什么非要撒谎？

    ‎ nǐ wèi​shén​me fēi yào sā​huǎng?

    Why do you insist on lying?

    Source: OpenSubtitles

38. 他非要那么做，我也没法。

    tā fēi yào nà​me zuò, wǒ yě méi​fǎ.

    He insisted on doing it that way, and I couldn't do anything about it.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

39. 为什么事情非要改变呢？

    wèi​shén​me shì​qing fēi yào gǎi​biàn ne?

    Why do things have to change?

    Source: OpenSubtitles

40. 非要今天不可吗？

    fēi yào jīn​tiān bù​kě ma?

    Does it have to be today?

    Source: OpenSubtitles