反问句"不是……吗"

HSK 2Lesson 13

The Rhetorical Question "不是……吗"

解释Explanation

"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 express confusion or dissatisfaction ("isn't it…?", "didn't you…?").

例句Examples

不是说今天有雨吗?怎么没下?
Bú shì shuō jīntiān yǒu yǔ ma? Zěnme méi xià?
Didn't they say it would rain today? How come it didn't?
你不是北京人吗?怎么不会说北京话?
Nǐ bú shì Běijīng rén ma? Zěnme bú huì shuō Běijīng huà?
Aren't you from Beijing? How come you can't speak the Beijing dialect?
(她是你的女朋友?)她不是有男朋友了吗?
(Tā shì nǐ de nǚpéngyou?) Tā bú shì yǒu nánpéngyou le ma?
(She's your girlfriend?) Doesn't she already have a boyfriend?

练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Didn't they say it would rain today? How come it didn't?

Arrange the sentence0/9

(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)