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Grammar Pattern Profile · bu-shi-zai-jiu-shi-zai
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不是在...就是在...

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Structure: [主语/条件] + 不是在 + [动词/短语] + 就是在
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern
Derived Expressions: 📌 不是 (1) → 📌 喝酒 (1) → 📌 就是 (1) → 📌 朋友 (1) →

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不是跟朋友喝酒就是在打牌
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不是跟朋友喝酒 就是在 打牌

(上个月的二十号晚上你在哪) ── Previous context

“Either drinking with friends or playing cards.”

《除恶》 · 19:07
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