是不是
Chinese
Chinese phrasebook
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be; yes; this | to not be | ||
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simp. and trad. (是不是) | 是 | 不是 | |
alternative forms | 484 internet slang |
Pronunciation
Conjunction
是不是
- whether or not
- 是不是最近很忙? ― Shìbùshì zuìjìn hěn máng? ― Been busy lately?
- 咱是不是該撤了?/咱是不是该撤了? ― Zán shìbùshì gāi chè le? ― Shouldn't we get going?
- 我是不是对你很好? [MSC, trad. and simp.]
- Wǒ shìbùshì duì nǐ hěn hǎo? [Pinyin]
- Aren't I good to you?
- 兒子很瘦削,說屁股癢,是不是有蟲了? [MSC, trad.]
- Érzǐ hěn shòuxuē, shuō pìgu yǎng, shìbùshì yǒu chóng le? [Pinyin]
- (My) son's gotten skinny, says his bottom is itchy, has he got worms?
儿子很瘦削,说屁股痒,是不是有虫了? [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 是否 (shìfǒu)
Interjection
是不是
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 是, 不, 是.
- isn’t it so? (used as a tag question)
Synonyms
- 對不對/对不对 (duìbùduì)
- (Cantonese) 係唔係/系唔系, 係咪/系咪
- (Hakka) 係毋係/系毋系
- (Min Nan) 是毋是