是不是

Chinese

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		be; yes; this	to not be
simp. and trad. (是不是)		是	不是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìbùshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ bat¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shìbùshì [Phonetic: shìbúshì] → shìbushì (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ → ㄕˋ ˙ㄅㄨㄕˋ (toneless variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhbu5shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ bat¹ si⁶
  - Yale: sih bāt sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ bat⁷ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ bed¹ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²² pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

Conjunction

是不是

whether or not
是不是最近很忙？ ― Shìbùshì zuìjìn hěn máng? ― Been busy lately?

是不是我对你很好？ [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Shìbùshì wǒ duì nǐ hěn hǎo? [Pinyin]
Aren't I good to you?

咱是不是該撤了？ / 咱是不是该撤了？ ― Zán shìbùshì gāi chè le? ― Shouldn't we get going?

Synonyms

是否 (shì-fǒu)

Interjection

是不是

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 是,‎ 不,‎ 是.
isn’t it so? (used as a tag question)

Synonyms

對不對／对不对 (duìbùduì)

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