是不是

shìbushì

phrase HSK 1 #4,441

Meanings

1 is it?
2 isn't it?

Characters

The affirmative-negative question pattern: 'is or is not?'

Examples

你是不是中国人？

Nǐ shì bu shì Zhōngguó rén?

Are you Chinese?

他是不是你的老师？

Tā shì bu shì nǐ de lǎoshī?

Is he your teacher?

今天是不是星期五？

Jīntiān shì bu shì xīngqīwǔ?

Is today Friday?

Tips

grammar

This is the A-not-A question pattern, an alternative to using 吗. Any verb works: 去不去 (going or not?), 好不好 (ok or not?), 喜欢不喜欢 (like or not?).

Stroke Order

是 shì

不 bù