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是不是

shì bù shì · shi bu shi

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Meaning

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  1. is or isn't
  2. yes or no
  3. whether or not
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Did you not sleep?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)没(méi)睡好(shuìhǎo)？

    Did you not sleep well?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，隔壁(gébì)一直(yīzhí)有人(yǒurén)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Right, someone next door kept singing.

  3. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)唱得(chàngde)很(hěn)难听(nántīng)？

    Was it really bad singing?

  4. Dengdeng

    不(bù)，太(tài)好听(hǎotīng)了(le)，我(wǒ)听到(tīngdào)半夜(bànyè)。

    No, it was too good. I listened until midnight.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)该(gāi)去(qù)报名(bàomíng)？

    Then shouldn't you go and sign up too?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)问(wèn)他(tā)他(tā)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)这(zhè)个(ge)学(xué)校(xiào)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)。

She asked him if he was a student at this school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by klzlueylx · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)是(shì)不(bú)是(shì)忘(wàng)了(le)带(dài)钥(yào)匙(shi)？

Did you forget to bring your keys?

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是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true

不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

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