并不 (bìng bù) — by no means, not at all (emphatic negation)

Definition

并不 (bìng bù) is the written/emphatic 'not at all / by no means' — stronger and more formal than plain 不, used in careful writing or speech to deny an assumption the listener might have.

adverb

by no meansnot at all (emphatic negation)

Examples

并不，。
Wǒ bìng bù tǎo yàn tā, zhǐ shì jué de bú tài hé shì.
I by no means dislike him; I just think it's not quite suitable.
并不，。
Zhè jiàn shì bìng bù fù zá, nǐ bú yòng dān xīn.
This matter is not at all complicated; you don't need to worry.
并不。
Tā bìng bù xiàng nǐ shuō de nà me zì sī.
He is by no means as selfish as you said.

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