HanTrace

是不是

shì bu shì
HSK 1

Meaning

  • is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)

Example

你是不是老师？

Are you a teacher?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shìHSK 19 strokesto be (followed by substantives only)bùHSK 14 strokesno; not so

More HSK 1 words

哥哥gēgeolder brotherHSK 1电视机diànshìjītelevision setHSK 1打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone callHSK 1星期日xīngqīrìSundayHSK 1你好nǐ hǎohello; hiHSK 1桌子zhuōzitableHSK 1来到láidàoto arrive; to comeHSK 1面包miànbāobreadHSK 1晚饭wǎnfànevening mealHSK 1小学xiǎoxuéelementary school; primary schoolHSK 1

Not to be confused with: 时不时 (shíbùshí, from time to time)