curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/zh-a1-warm-up-meeting-new-teammates/6903633745955bf0ee46241e.md
Liu Ming is using a common negative word to say "is not".
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
Which word does Liu Ming use to express something negative?
是 (shì)
This means "to be". Liu Ming is actually negating this word in the audio.
不 (bù)
This means "not", but Liu Ming uses a two-syllable phrase to say something negative.
不是 (bù shì)
没有 (méi yǒu)
This means "don't have" or "there isn't". It's a different kind of negation.
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Liu Ming is expressing something negative by using the word 不是 (bù shì), which means "is not".
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