Read Edit View history 而不是 érbùshì instead of Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents created sense approved 而不是 · érbùshì · instead of 2026/05/22 而不是 érbùshì instead of used to indicate an alternative or to contrast one thing with another, meaning rather than or and not 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不是 (literal) → 不是 · bùshì · no created sense May 22, 2026, 02:32 AM