是
shì
To be, yes
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
HSK 2Question Forms
⋯⋯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?
你喜欢这个电影是不是？
Nǐ xǐhuān zhègè diànyǐng shìbúshì?
You like this movie, right?
今天很冷对不对？
Jīntiān hěn lěng duì bù duì?
It's very cold today, isn't it?
Examples
你是学生，对不对？
Nǐ shì xuéshēng, duì bu duì?
You are a student, right?
你喜欢这个电影是不是？
Nǐ xǐhuān zhègè diànyǐng shìbúshì?
You like this movie, right?
今天很冷对不对？
Jīntiān hěn lěng duì bù duì?
It's very cold today, isn't it?
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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)?
了 — already done
Subj. + Verb Phrase + 了 (le)
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)⋯⋯