是不是
shì bù shì
Pinyin

Definition

是不是
 - 
shì bù shì
  1. is or isn't
  2. yes or no
  3. whether or not

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
是
shì
  1. 1 is
  2. 2 are
  3. 3 am
  4. 4 yes
  5. 5 to be
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

这话不老实，我今天没化妆呢。老实说！你是不是在打什么主意？
zhè huà bù lǎoshi ，wǒ jīntiān méi huàzhuāng ne 。lǎoshíshuō ！nǐ shìbùshì zài dǎ shénme zhǔyi ？
You don't sound genuine. I don't have makeup on today. Be honest! What are you planning now?
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真是的，你们现在的年轻人是不是没有表情包都不会聊天了！
zhēnshi de ，nǐmen xiànzài de niánqīngrén shìbùshì méiyǒu biǎoqíngbāo dōu bùhuì liáotiān le ！
Really! Young people nowadays cannot chat without using emojis!
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等一下！我们点的不是啤酒吗？怎么喝起来有百香果的味道？是不是送错了？
děngyīxià ！wǒmen diǎn de búshi píjiǔ ma ？zěnme hē qilai yǒu bǎixiāngguǒ de wèidao ？shìbùshì sòng cuò le ？
Wait a minute! Didn’t we order beer? Why am I getting passion fruit flavours drinking it? Did they bring the wrong order?
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小姑娘，你是不是带了超过一百毫升的液体？
xiǎo gūniang ，nǐ shìbùshì dài le chāoguò yī bǎi háoshēng de yètǐ ？
Ms, did you bring over 100 milliliters of liquid?
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终于大功告成了，您说是不是名师出高徒啊？那釉彩呢？怎么上？
zhōngyú dàgōnggàochéng le ，nín shuō shìbùshì míngshīchūgāotú ā ？nà yòucǎi ne ？zěnme shàng ？
We’ve finally finished it! A great pupil worthy of a great teacher, no? So what about the glaze? How do you apply it?
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你先别紧张，是不是帮你测量血压的护理师颜值高，你一时冲动，血压霎时飙升？这也完全有可能啊！
nǐ xiān bié jǐnzhāng ，shìbùshì bāng nǐ cèliáng xuèyā de hùlǐshī yánzhí gāo ，nǐ yīshí chōngdòng ，xuèyā shàshí biāoshēng ？zhè yě wánquán yǒu kěnéng ā ！
Don’t get worried. Could it have been that the technician that took your blood pressure was too much of a looker, so your blood pressure rose rapidly in that instant? That’s also completely possible?
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是不是感觉相见恨晚呢？很多爱好都是这样无心插柳柳成荫呀。
shìbùshì gǎnjué xiāngjiànhènwǎn ne ？hěnduō àihào dōu shì zhèyàng wúxīnchāliǔliǔchéngyīn ya 。
Does it feel like you’ve finally met each other? Many hobbies develop out from these unintentional behaviors.
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你是不是不爱我了？
nǐ shìbùshì bù ài wǒ le ？
Do you not love me anymore?
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