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Is or isn't in Chinese: 是不是 (shì bù shì)

shì bù shì

is or isn't

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1is or isn't
  2. 2yes or no
  3. 3whether or not

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 你是不是累了？

    nǐ shì bu shì lèi le？

    Are you tired or not?

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Related words

不

bù

no

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

但是

dàn shì

but

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

总是

zǒng shì

always

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

可是

kě shì

but

于是

yú shì

thereupon

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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