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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