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*她 <em>不</em> 可能 <em>不</em> 知道 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù</em> kěnéng <em>bù</em> zhīdào.</span><span class="trans">There is no way she doesn't know about this.</span>  
 
*她 <em>不</em> 可能 <em>不</em> 知道 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù</em> kěnéng <em>bù</em> zhīdào.</span><span class="trans">There is no way she doesn't know about this.</span>  
 
*她 太 害羞 了 ,<em>不是</em> <em>不</em> 礼貌 。<span class="pinyin">Tā tài hàixiū le, <em>bù shì</em> <em>bù</em> lǐmào.</span><span class="trans">She's too shy; It's not that she's not polite.</span>
 
*她 太 害羞 了 ,<em>不是</em> <em>不</em> 礼貌 。<span class="pinyin">Tā tài hàixiū le, <em>bù shì</em> <em>bù</em> lǐmào.</span><span class="trans">She's too shy; It's not that she's not polite.</span>
*他 <em>不是</em> <em>没有</em> 钱 ,是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù shì</em><em>méiyǒu</em> qián, shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.</span><span class="trans">It's not that he doesn't have money; it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly.</span>
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*他 <em>不是</em> <em>没有</em> 钱 ,是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>bù shì</em> <em>méiyǒu</em> qián, shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.</span><span class="trans">It's not that he doesn't have money; it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly.</span>
 
*我 知道 你 想 减肥 ,但是 <em>不</em> 能 <em>不</em> 吃 早饭 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, dànshì <em>bù</em> néng <em>bù</em> chī zǎofàn.</span><span class="trans">I know you want to lose weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.</span>
 
*我 知道 你 想 减肥 ,但是 <em>不</em> 能 <em>不</em> 吃 早饭 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, dànshì <em>bù</em> néng <em>bù</em> chī zǎofàn.</span><span class="trans">I know you want to lose weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.</span>
  

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主要分两种,简单的是对能愿动词和谓语动词进行双重否定,较复杂的是对主语和谓语分别进行否定。

Negation before a Negative Word

Structure

Subj. + 不是 + 不 / 没 + Predicate

Subj. + 不 + 会 / 能 / 可能 + 不 / 没 + Predicate

The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.

Examples

  • 来 的 。 huì lái de.There is no way he's not coming.
  • 可能 知道 。 kěnéng zhīdào.There is no way she doesn't know about this.
  • 她 太 害羞 了 ,不是 礼貌 。Tā tài hàixiū le, bù shì lǐmào.She's too shy; It's not that she's not polite.
  • 不是 没有 钱 ,是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。bù shì méiyǒu qián, shì bù xiǎng luàn huā qián.It's not that he doesn't have money; it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly.
  • 我 知道 你 想 减肥 ,但是 吃 早饭 。Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, dànshì néng chī zǎofàn.I know you want to lose weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.

Negation before Single Noun

这个结构用于遍指,常常用topic comment。"没有一个人"相当于"没有哪个人"或者"没有谁"。

Structure

没有 + [Single Noun] + 不 / 没 + Predicate + 的

Examples

  • 没有 一 个 人 讨厌 他 Méiyǒu yī gè rén tǎoyàn tā de.There is not one person who doesn't dislike him.
  • 我们 公司 没有 一 个 员工 会 说 英语 Wǒmen gōngsī méiyǒu yī gè yuángōng huì shuō Yīngyǔ de.Our company doesn't have a single employee who can't speak English.
  • 他 的 女朋友 没有 一 个 漂亮 Tā de nǚpéngyou méiyǒu yī gè piàoliang de.None of his girlfriends were not beautiful.
  • 我们 家 没有 一 个 上 过 大学 Wǒmen jiā méiyǒu yī gè méi shàng guo dàxué de.Our family doesn't have a single person who didn't go to college.
  • 学校 的 活动 他 没有 一 次 参加 Xuéxiào de huódòng tā méiyǒu yī cì cānjiā de.There is no single school activity that he didn't attend.

See also

Sources and further reading

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