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Expression Profile · bu-shi-yao-deng-dao
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不是要等到

bú shì yào děng dào
📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
Grammar Pattern: 📐 不是...是 →

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那岂不是要等到 设计竞赛结束之后 才能搬出去
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那岂 不是要等到 设计竞赛结束之后 才能搬出去

(难怪非要住到弄堂里来 一开始就为了那谢林啊) ── Previous context

“So that means we have to wait until the design competition is over before moving out?”

《轧戏》 · 36:40
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正事不是要等到晚上才做吗?
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正事 不是要等到 晚上才做吗?

(什么时候跑过来的?你听到了多少?) ── Previous context

“Isn't the real business supposed to wait until tonight?”

《月鳞绮纪》 · 16:15
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