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别是

別是
biéshì
phrase #24,681

Meanings

  1. 1 could it be that...
  2. 2 I hope it's not...
  3. 3 don't tell me...

Examples

别是他出了什么事吧？
Bié shì tā chū le shénme shì ba?
I hope nothing has happened to him?
他这么久没来，别是忘了吧。
Tā zhème jiǔ méi lái, bié shì wàng le ba.
He hasn't come for so long — could it be that he forgot?

Tips

usage
别是 expresses a worried or suspicious conjecture, often followed by 吧 to soften the tone. It implies the speaker fears or suspects a particular (usually negative) outcome.

Stroke Order

别 bié
是 shì