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并非巧合 (bìng fēi qiǎo hé - not a coincidence)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This phrase literally translates to 'is certainly not a coincidence'. '并非' (bìng fēi) is a stronger negation than '不是' (bú shì), emphasizing that something absolutely is not the case. It is often used as a comment on an observation, indicating that an event or situation has underlying reasons or causes rather than being accidental.

Sample sentences

他们的相遇并非巧合，而是命中注定。

Their meeting was not a coincidence, but rather fate.

这项发现并非巧合，而是长期研究的结果。

This discovery was not a coincidence, but the result of long-term research.

他能取得成功并非巧合，他为此付出了巨大的努力。

His success was not a coincidence; he put in tremendous effort for it.

Quick facts

negation_strength:并非 (bìng fēi) provides a stronger, more emphatic negation than simply 不 (bù) or 不是 (bú shì). It often introduces a corrective statement or a deeper explanation.

Often used with

并非偶然 (bìng fēi ǒu rán - not by chance)

并非易事 (bìng fēi yì shì - not an easy task)

这并非第一次 (zhè bìng fēi dì yī cì - this is not the first time)

并非如此 (bìng fēi rú cǐ - not so; not like that)

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Example

他们的相遇并非巧合，而是命中注定。

Their meeting was not a coincidence, but rather fate.

这项发现并非巧合，而是长期研究的结果。

This discovery was not a coincidence, but the result of long-term research.