LCTS
不是......就是......Conjunction for Choices(4)
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不是......就是......Conjunction for Choices(4)

beginning grammar

Conjunctions for choices  选择关系关联词(4)

不是......就是......(bu shi……jiu shi…… )

不是......就是...... means "If it's not A, then it's B" or "It must be either A or B."It reflects a binary choice, emphasizing that one of the two options will definitely happen or is true.

1.

A:他出去了?

B:嗯,不是去外面跑步了,就是和朋友一起出去玩了。

2.

A:诶,巧克力吃没了?

B:嗯,不是他吃的,就是他妹妹吃的,总之是小孩儿吃的。

3.

A:这些橘子怎么了?

B:不是烂了就是不新鲜了,退回去吧!

4.

A:你平时不出去玩吗?

B:我每天不是在宿舍看书,就是在图书馆写作业,哪有时间出去玩?

5.

A:我真的不知道!这件事真的不是我做的。

B:哼,我可不相信你。这件事不是你做的,就是她做的。

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