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The simplest way to understand 岂不是 is to think of it as "isn't it"and it is always used in a rhetorical question.
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The simplest way to understand 岂不是 is to think of it as "isn't it," and it is always used in a rhetorical question.
  
 
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* 如果 他 要 来, <em>岂不是</em> 一 件 好 事?
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* 他们 不 来 <em>岂不是</em> 更 好?
* 这 张 照片 的 帅哥,<em>岂不是</em> 有 一 点儿 像 我?
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* 你 这样 做 <em>岂不是</em> 给 自己 找 麻烦?
* 越来越多 的 人 加入 环保, <em>岂不是</em> 说明 了 保护 环境 很 重要?
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* 如果 连 你 都 不 帮 他,他 <em>岂不是</em> 死 定 了?!
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* 你 是 警察,这样 做 <em>岂不是</em> 知 法 犯法?
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* 他 不 在 的时候 你 去 找 他, <em>岂不是</em> 浪费 时间?
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:00, 10 November 2020

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The simplest way to understand 岂不是 is to think of it as "isn't it," and it is always used in a rhetorical question.

Structure

Just insert 岂不是 where you feel that "could it be that" or "isnt it." 岂不是 is usually used to start a new sentence or a clause. Since it is a rhetorical question, the speaker already knows the answer.

岂不是 + rhetorical question

Examples

  • 他们 不 来 岂不是 更 好?
  • 你 这样 做 岂不是 给 自己 找 麻烦?
  • 如果 连 你 都 不 帮 他,他 岂不是 死 定 了?!
  • 你 是 警察,这样 做 岂不是 知 法 犯法?
  • 他 不 在 的时候 你 去 找 他, 岂不是 浪费 时间?
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