---
id: 691884c9873bd652f9686d04
title: Task 12
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-12
lang: zh-CN
inputType: pinyin-to-hanzi
---

<!-- (Audio) Liu Ming: 我不是中国人 (wǒ bù shì zhōng guó rén)，我是新加坡人 (wǒ shì xīn jiā pō rén)。你呢 (nǐ ne)？ -->

# --description--

When you want to give a negative answer, you can say `不是 (bù shì)`, which means "no" or "is not".

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`我 (wǒ) BLANK 中国人 (zhōng guó rén)，我是新加坡人 (wǒ shì xīn jiā pō rén)。你呢 (nǐ ne)？`

## --blanks--

`不是 (bù shì)`

### --feedback--

This word means "is not", and is used to make a negative statement.

# --explanation--

`不是 (bù shì)` means "to be not". `不 (bù)` means "no" or "not". It's added before a verb or an adjective to indicate that something is not the case. `是 (shì)` meaning "to be".

This word can be used to negate things like identity, existence, and classification. For example:

`我不是开发者 (wǒ bù shì kāi fā zhě)。` – I am not a developer.

# --scene--

```json
{
  "setup": {
    "background": "company1-breakroom.png",
    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Liu Ming",
        "position": {
          "x": 50,
          "y": 17,
          "z": 1.4
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "ZH_A1_1.4.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 10.55,
      "finishTimestamp": 14.08
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Liu Ming",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Liu Ming",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 4.53,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "我不是中国人 (wǒ bù shì zhōng guó rén)，我是新加坡人 (wǒ shì xīn jiā pō rén)。你呢 (nǐ ne)？",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Liu Ming",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 5.03
    }
  ]
}
```
