Difference between revisions of "Asking rhetorical questions"

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Rhetorical questions are questions where an answer is not really expected. The question is meant to make a point.

The following structures that are used to ask rhetorical questions in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level.

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Simple rhetorical questions	不是…… 吗？	不是说好了吗？怎么会这样？

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Advanced uses of "hai"	Subj. + 还 + Predicate + 呢	还好朋友呢，天天说我坏话。
Challenging a verb with "shenme"	Verb + 什么 + Obj.	没有钱看什么电影。
Expressing "originally" with "benlai"	本来⋯⋯	搬家本来就很麻烦。
Rhetorical questions with "nandao"	难道⋯⋯？	这都是你引起的，难道你就不内疚？

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
"Could it be that" with "qibushi"	岂不是 + rhetorical question	如果他要来，岂不是一件好事？
Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"	Subject + 莫非 + rhetorical question	莫非你真的相信他？

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