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是不是

shì bù shì · shi bu shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

她(tā)问(wèn)他(tā)他(tā)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)这(zhè)个(ge)学(xué)校(xiào)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)。

She asked him if he was a student at this school.

你(nǐ)是(shì)不(bú)是(shì)忘(wàng)了(le)带(dài)钥(yào)匙(shi)？

Did you forget to bring your keys?

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to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.