Learn Chinese Grammar Lesson 3

This is the third of five free lessons about Chinese language grammar.

Ask Questions 3

In this lesson you are going to learn how to ask questions using the expression 是不是 (shì bú shì).

The expression 是不是 (shì bú shì) literally means: be not be.

It can be used to raise questions when the speaker wants to confirm what she already believes.

是不是 can be placed at the beginning of the sentence, at the end of the sentence or between the subject and the predicate. For example:

You love her. nǐ ài tā. 你 爱 她。 you love her You love her, don't you? shì bú shì nǐ ài tā? 是 不 是 你 爱 她？ be not be you love her or nǐ shì bú shì ài tā? 你 是 不 是 爱 她？ you be not be love her or nǐ ài tā, shì bú shì? 你 爱 她， 是 不 是？ you love her be not be

Everything clear, 是不是?

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