不是【bú shi】
mistake; fault
[名] 错误，过失
 这是我的不是，别怪他。 It is my fault, you should not blame on him.
不是…而是…【bú shì…ér shì…】
not. . . but. . .
[关联]表示对比关系，否定在前，肯定在后
 他们这并不是批评而是诽谤。 This is not criticism but slander from them.
不是…就是…【bú shì…jiù shì…】
either. . . or. . .
[关联]表示选择关系，两项中至少有一项是事实
 我一定会来拜访你的，不是明天就是后天。 I am going to call on you either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
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不是吗【bú shì ma】
used in a rhetorical question to emphasize one's own opinion or conform one's idea; isn't it
[动短]表示反问，用来强调对某种看法或事实的肯定
 长大后你还是父母的孩子，不是吗？ You will still be your parents' kids when you grow up, won't you?
不停【bù tíng】
continuously
[副] 不间断地
 雨下个不停，看来我们是走不了了。 It is continuously raining. It seems that we cannot go.
不同【bù tóng】
different; distinct; not alike
[形短] 不一样
 这家电台以三种不同的频率广播。 This radio station broadcasts at three different frequencies.
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不痛不痒【bú tòng bù yǎng】
scratch only the surface-be perfunctory; be superficial
[成]比喻没触及实质，没切中要害，解决不了问题
 只讲两句不痛不痒的话可不行，我们必须拿出切实可行的办法来。 It isn't all right to make some superficial remarks. We have to come up with practical measures.
不惜【bù xī】
not stint; have no scruples; not hesitate; not spare
[动]不顾惜，不吝惜
 为了自由，我不惜付出任何代价。 I will struggle for freedom at any cost.
不相上下【bù xiāng shàng xià】
about the same; equally matched
[成] 分不出高低好坏，形容水平相当
 这两个选手不相上下，很难分出胜负。 The two players are pretty even.
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