还不是

isn’t it just … after all?, still not; not yet (in a particular state or condition)

→ 还

phrase Uncommon #5,760

isn’t it just … after all? Used rhetorically to emphasize what something really amounts to or that someone is doing the same thing; it can sound reproachful.

CH: 你还不是在做同样的事！

EN: Aren’t you doing the same thing after all!

那些孩子欺负凤霞，有庆还不是去护着他姐呀

When those kids bullied Fengxia, didn't Youqing go stand up for his sister?

— 活着 (1994)

还不是你自己请我们来的

Weren’t you the one who invited us here in the first place?

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

你们还不是差不多

Aren’t you pretty much the same?

— 你的名字。 (2016)

还不是老爷身上的一件衣裳

It’s nothing more than a garment belonging to the master.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

你还不是在做同样的事！

Aren’t you doing the exact same thing!

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

还不是好好的

I'm still doing just fine.

— 几近成名 (2000)

是哎，还不是学你！

Yeah, exactly—I’m just copying you!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

还不是背后有人

It’s only because they have someone backing them.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

你还不是没有男朋友

You don't have a boyfriend yet, do you?

— 你的名字。 (2016)

“还不是我们师母的？”

Isn’t she our teacher’s wife?

这种事还不是到处都是

Isn't this kind of thing everywhere?

— 一一 (2000)

犯了事还不是他们说我什么就是什么吗

Once you’ve gotten into trouble, isn’t whatever they say about you automatically taken as fact?

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

还不是陪他们打牌

I haven't played cards with them yet.

— I Am What I Am (2021)

看你的样子，还不是在这儿扫地扫地只是我的表面工作

Judging by the look of you, sweeping floors isn’t all you do here. Sweeping is just my cover.

— 少林足球 (2001)

phrase Uncommon #10,870

still not; not yet (in a particular state or condition) Shows that something has not reached or does not yet meet a stated condition.

CH: 这个方案还不是最好的。

EN: This plan still isn’t the best.

是还不是

Is it or isn't it?

— 触不可及 (2011)

还不是正式作家

I'm not a professional writer yet.

— 燃烧 (2018)

而且这还不是给我买的

And it wasn't even bought for me.

— 我仍在此 (2024)

我感觉还不是那么饿。

I don't feel that hungry yet.

其实范冰冰现在还不是我女朋友

Actually, Fan Bingbing still isn't my girlfriend.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

他虽然有好多女朋友，但是还不是一个花花公子。

Although he has several girlfriends, he’s still not a womanizer.

现在还不是晚饭时间。

It’s not dinnertime yet.

还不是

Not yet.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

但是还不是最好的.

But it’s still not the best.

— 俄罗斯方舟 (2002)

还不是很大

It’s not very big yet.

— 触不可及 (2011)

现在还不是走的时候

It’s not time to leave yet.

— 西部往事 (1968)

我关于日语的知识掌握得还不是很好。

I don't have a very good grasp of Japanese yet.

这还不是最大的

This still isn't the biggest one.

— 流浪地球 (2019)

我还要告诉你她还不是出类拔萃的那种小孩

I also have to tell you that she’s not exactly an exceptional child yet.

— 朱诺 (2007)