How to make tag questions in Chinese with 是不是 (shì bu shì)
⋯⋯是不是 (shì bu shì) / 对不对 (duì bu duì) / 好不好 (hǎo bu hǎo)?
是不是 (shì bù shì) — tag questions
⋯⋯是不是 (shì bu shì) / 对不对 (duì bu duì) / 好不好 (hǎo bu hǎo)?
HSK 2Question Forms是不是 (shì bù shì) — tag questions
Rule structure
A tag question is added to the end of a statement to ask the listener to confirm what has just been said. These questions are often formed with short question tags built with 不 (bù).
Rule structure
A tag question is added to the end of a statement to ask the listener to confirm what has just been said. These questions are often formed with short question tags built with 不 (bù).
Examples
你是学生，对不对？
Nǐ shì xuéshēng, duì bu duì?
You are a student, right?
Examples
你是学生，对不对？
Nǐ shì xuéshēng, duì bu duì?
You are a student, right?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tag questions” in Chinese with 是不是?
Use the structure: ⋯⋯是不是 (shì bu shì) / 对不对 (duì bu duì) / 好不好 (hǎo bu hǎo)?. For example: 你是学生，对不对？ — “You are a student, right?”.
What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?
你是学生，对不对？ — “You are a student, right?”.
Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?
This grammar rule is part of HSK 2.
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More HSK 2 grammar rules
怎么 — asking why
怎么 (zěnme)⋯⋯？
不 — affirmative-negative question
Verb + 不 (bù) + Verb / Adj. + 不 (bù) + Adj.
不是……吗？ — rhetorical questions
不 (bù) 是 (shì)…… 吗 (ma)？
吗 — tag questions
⋯⋯是 (shì)吗 (ma) / 对 (duì)吗 (ma) / 好 (hǎo)吗 (ma)?
最 — superlative “most”
最 (zuì) + Adj. (+ 了 (le))
到 — direction with “to go to”
到 (dào) + Place + 去 (qù)
虽然 — although… but…
虽然 (suīrán)⋯⋯，但是 (dànshì) / 可是 (kěshì)⋯⋯
一下 — verbing briefly
Verb + 一下 (yíxià)