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Affirmative-Negative Questions

正反问句

zhèngfǎn wènjù

How it works

An affirmative-negative question is made by putting the positive and negative forms together.

The pattern

Verb / Adjective + 不 + Verb / Adjective

Example sentences

你去不去?

Nǐ qù bu qù?

Are you going or not?

他忙不忙?

Tā máng bu máng?

Is he busy or not?

你喜不喜欢这个地方?

Nǐ xǐ bu xǐhuan zhège dìfang?

Do you like this place or not?

Usage note

This is another very common way to ask yes-no questions in Chinese.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF p. 109.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

Old six-level teaching collection. This is an independent learning reference.

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