反问句“不是……吗” The Rhetorical Question "不是……吗"

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反问句“不是……吗” The Rhetorical Question "不是……吗"

HSK 2

“不是……吗”常用来表示提醒或者表达说话人的不理解、不满等。
"不是……吗" is often used to remind someone of something or to show confusion or dissatisfaction.


The example sentences of 反问句“不是……吗” The Rhetorical Question "不是……吗"

不是说今天有雨吗?怎么没下?

bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
jīn tiɑ̄n
[tɕin⁵⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄣ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
yǔ
[y²¹⁴]
ㄩˇ
n.
[mᴀ]
ㄇㄚ
part.
zěn me
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
méi
[mei³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ
adv.
xiɑ̀
[ɕiᴀ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄚˋ
v.
Isn't it raining today? Why didn't you go down?

你不是北京人吗?怎么不会说北京话?

nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
běi jīnɡ rén
[pei²¹⁴ tɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄅㄟˇ ㄐ丨ㄥ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
[mᴀ]
ㄇㄚ
part.
zěn me
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
bù huì
[pu⁵¹ xuei⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
běi jīnɡ huɑ̀
[pei²¹⁴ tɕiŋ⁵⁵ xuᴀ⁵¹]
ㄅㄟˇ ㄐ丨ㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
proper noun
Are you not from Beijing? Why can't you speak Beijing dialect?

(她是你的女朋友?)她不是有男朋友了吗?

tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
nǚ pénɡ yǒu
[ny²¹⁴ pʰəŋ³⁵ iou²¹⁴]
ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ 丨ㄡˇ
n.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
nɑ́n pénɡ yǒu
[nan³⁵ pʰəŋ³⁵ iou²¹⁴]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ 丨ㄡˇ
n.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
[mᴀ]
ㄇㄚ
part.
(She's your girlfriend?) Doesn't she have a boyfriend?

“是不是”的问句 Questions Using "是不是"

HSK 2

如果提问的人对某个事实或者情况有比较肯定的估计,为了进一步得到证实,就可以用这种疑问句提问。“是不是”一般用在谓语前面,也可以用在句首或者句尾。
If one raises a question and is somehow certain about a fact or situation, they can use this kind of question to confirm their guess. "是不是" (literally "yes or no") is usually used before the predicate or at the beginning or end of a sentence.


The example sentences of “是不是”的问句 Questions Using "是不是"

你很少生病,是不是喜欢运动?

nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
hěn shɑ̌o
[xən²¹⁴ ʂɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄠˇ
adv.
shēnɡ bìnɡ
[ʂəŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹]
ㄕㄥ ㄅ丨ㄥˋ
v.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
xǐ huɑ̄n
[ɕi²¹⁴ xuan⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
v.
yùn dònɡ
[yn⁵¹ toŋ⁵¹]
ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
v.
You rarely get sick, do you like to exercise?

是不是明天爸爸休息?

shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
mínɡ tiɑ̄n
[miŋ³⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄇ丨ㄥˊ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
bɑ̀ bɑ̀
[pᴀ⁵¹ pᴀ⁵¹]
ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚˋ
n.
xiū xī
[ɕiou⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄡ ㄒ丨
v.
Does Dad have a day off tomorrow?

我们星期一去北京,是不是?

wǒ men
[uo²¹⁴ mən⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
xīnɡ qī yī
[ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tɕʰi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥ ㄑ丨 丨
n.
qù
[tɕʰy⁵¹]
ㄑㄩˋ
v.
běi jīnɡ
[pei²¹⁴ tɕiŋ⁵⁵]
ㄅㄟˇ ㄐ丨ㄥ
proper noun
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
We're going to Beijing on Monday, aren't we?
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