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不是…就是…

bù shì … jiùshì …

1. correlative conjunction either … or … (one of the two must be true)

   他不是压力太大，就是生病了。

   Tā bù shì yālì tài dà, jiùshì shēngbìng le.

   Either he is under too much stress, or he is ill.

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