是不是(shì bu shì): is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
HSK 13 characters
is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
Character breakdown
3 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 是不是 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- shì bu shì
- Meaning
- is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Characters
- 3
- Traditional
- Same
Example sentences
How 是不是 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
他是不是医生？
tā shì bù shì yī shēng
Is he a doctor?
这是不是豆腐？
zhè shì bù shì dòu fu
Is this tofu?
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