别是

別是

biéshì

phrase #24,681

Meanings

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

Characters

don't; other; to leave

Examples

别是他出了什么事吧？

Biéshì 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, biéshì 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