是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
是不是
shì bu shì
is it or not? (tag question)
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 你是不是学生？ Nǐ shì bu shì xuésheng? Are you a student or not?
- 这个是不是你的钱包？ Zhège shì bu shì nǐ de qiánbāo? Is this your wallet?
- 他是不是中国人？ Tā shì bu shì Zhōngguó rén? Is he Chinese?
- 你是老师是不是？ Nǐ shì lǎoshī shì bu shì? You're a teacher, aren't you?
- 她是不是你妹妹？ Tā shì bu shì nǐ mèimei? Is she your younger sister?
- 今天是不是很冷？ Jīntiān shì bu shì hěn lěng? It's cold today, isn't it?
- 你们是不是要回家？ Nǐmen shì bu shì yào huíjiā? Are you going home?
- 你是不是在学校？ Nǐ shì bu shì zài xuéxiào? Are you at school?
- 那边是不是书店？ Nàbiān shì bu shì shūdiàn? Is that a bookstore over there?
- 妈妈是不是在家？ Māma shì bu shì zài jiā? Is Mom at home?