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How to Say ‘It's not peanut oil, is it?’ in Simplified Chinese

不会是花生油吧？

bú huì shì huā shēng yóu ba

[bú huì shir huāshēngyóu ba]

💬 Usage Tip: 不会是...吧 voices a worry and asks to be reassured, much like "surely it isn't..., right?" For example, 不会很辣吧？ "it won't be very spicy, will it?"

Phrase Breakdown

不会是

bú huì shì

it couldn't be

不会 (bú huì) means 'won't / couldn't'. 是 (shì) means 'be'. 不 changes to bú before the fourth-tone 会.

Example

不会是他吧？

It couldn't be him, could it?

Words in this phrase

不会

bú huì

[bú huì]

it can't be; unlikely

Expresses that something is not likely to happen or be true.

Example

他不会迟到的。

He won't be late.

是

shì

[shir]

to be; is; are

A linking verb meaning 'to be.' It connects a subject with identity or description.

Example

她是医生。

She is a doctor.

花生油吧？

huā shēng yóu ba

peanut oil, right?

花生油 (huāshēng yóu) means 'peanut oil'. 吧 (ba) at the end asks for confirmation.

Example

这是花生油吧？

This is peanut oil, right?

Words in this phrase

花生油

huā shēng yóu

[huāshēngyóu]

peanut oil

Cooking oil pressed from peanuts.

Example

这道菜用的是花生油。

This dish uses peanut oil.

吧

[ba]

particle for seeking confirmation

Added at the end of a question to express a guess or ask for agreement.

Example

你是老师吧？

You're a teacher, right?

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