他不是因為想家,而是因為沒錢才回來的。
He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.
Source:
Tatoeba
Sentence Composition
| 1 | 他 | tā |
| =2 | 不是 | bùshì |
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| =2 | 不是 | bùshi | fault; blame |
| 3 | 因為 | yīnwèi |
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| 4 | 想家 | xiǎngjiā | homesick |
| 5 | 而是 | érshì | rather |
| 6 | 因為 | yīnwèi |
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| =7 | 沒 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| =7 | 沒 | mò |
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| =8 | 錢 | Qián | surname Qian |
| =8 | 錢 | qián |
classifier: 筆 |
| =8 | 錢 | jiǎn |
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| =9 | 才 | cái |
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| =9 | 才 | cái |
| =10 | 回來 | huílai | to return; to come back |
| =10 | 回來 | huílái |
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| =11 | 的 | de |
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| =11 | 的 | dī | a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì) |
| =11 | 的 | dí | really and truly |
| =11 | 的 | dì | (bound form) bull's-eye; target |