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*你 不 知道 他 结婚 了?你 不 是 他 最 好 的 朋友 吗?<em>(你 是 他 最 好 的 朋友。)</em><span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù zhīdào tā jiéhūn le? Nǐ bùshì tā zuì hǎo de péngyǒu ma?<em>(Nǐ shì tā zuì hǎo de péngyǒu.)</em></span> <span class="trans">You don't know that he got married? Aren't you not his best friend?<em>(You are his best friend.)</em></span>
 
*你 不 知道 他 结婚 了?你 不 是 他 最 好 的 朋友 吗?<em>(你 是 他 最 好 的 朋友。)</em><span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù zhīdào tā jiéhūn le? Nǐ bùshì tā zuì hǎo de péngyǒu ma?<em>(Nǐ shì tā zuì hǎo de péngyǒu.)</em></span> <span class="trans">You don't know that he got married? Aren't you not his best friend?<em>(You are his best friend.)</em></span>
 
*你 不 能 去 那儿!我 没 告诉 你 吗?<em>(我 已经 告诉 你 了。)</em><span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù néng qù nà'er! Wǒ méi gàosù nǐ ma?<em>( Wǒ yǐjīng gàosù nǐ le.)</em></span> <span class="trans">You can't go there! Did I not tell you that?<em>(I told you that.)</em></span>
 
*你 不 能 去 那儿!我 没 告诉 你 吗?<em>(我 已经 告诉 你 了。)</em><span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù néng qù nà'er! Wǒ méi gàosù nǐ ma?<em>( Wǒ yǐjīng gàosù nǐ le.)</em></span> <span class="trans">You can't go there! Did I not tell you that?<em>(I told you that.)</em></span>
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汉语的反问句有很多种句型。一般性是非问句加上反问语气就可以构成疑问句。下面就来介绍几种汉语里常用的反问句句型。

Rhetorical Question only using 吗?

Structure

Subj. + Verb Phrase + 吗?

Examples

  • 你 想 进去?你 有 票 吗?(你 没 票。)Nǐ xiǎng jìnqù ma? Nǐ yǒu piào ma? (Nǐ méi piào.) You want to come in? Do you even have a ticket?(You don't have a ticket.)
  • 他 要 来 我 家?我 认识 他 吗?(我 不 认识 他。)Tā yào lái wǒjiā? Wǒ rènshi tā ma? (Wǒ bù rènshi tā.) He wants to come to my house. Do I even know him?(I don't know him.)
  • 这么 贵,值得 吗?(不 值得。)Zhème guì, zhídé ma?(Bù zhídé.) It's so expensive. Is it even worth it?(It's not worth it.)

Rhetorical Question with 不 or 没

Structure

Subj. + 不 / 没 + Verb Phrase 吗?

Examples

  • 你 不 知道 他 结婚 了?你 不 是 他 最 好 的 朋友 吗?(你 是 他 最 好 的 朋友。)Nǐ bù zhīdào tā jiéhūn le? Nǐ bùshì tā zuì hǎo de péngyǒu ma?(Nǐ shì tā zuì hǎo de péngyǒu.) You don't know that he got married? Aren't you not his best friend?(You are his best friend.)
  • 你 不 能 去 那儿!我 没 告诉 你 吗?(我 已经 告诉 你 了。)Nǐ bù néng qù nà'er! Wǒ méi gàosù nǐ ma?( Wǒ yǐjīng gàosù nǐ le.) You can't go there! Did I not tell you that?(I told you that.)

Rhetorical Question with 还不 or 还没

Structure

Subj. + 还不 / 还没 +Verb Phrase ?

Examples

Sources and further reading

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