(kě bú shì) - exactly, isn't it just in Mandarin
kěbúshìTraditional: 可不是
Translation
exactly, isn't it just
Word origin
可不是 means exactly or isn't it just, an emphatic agreement. 可 (kě) is an emphatic particle here. 不 (bù) is the negative, a pictograph often read as a sprout that does not grow up. 是 (shì) means to be (日 sun over 正 correct).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 可 (kě, emphatic) + 不 (bù, not) + 是 (shì, to be)
Stroke order
可
不
是
Examples
，。
Isn't it just, the weather is really cold.
？。
Exactly, I think so too.
，。
Isn't it true, he really is a good person.
，！
Isn't that right, it really is cold today!
，。
Exactly, I think so too.
可不是 (kě bú shì) is a colloquial expression meaning exactly or isn't it just.
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