{"id":7652,"date":"2023-05-15T20:27:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7652"},"modified":"2026-09-28T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T03:27:02","slug":"question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes-No Questions in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">There are six common ways to ask a yes-no question in Chinese. Which one you pick depends on what you want to imply, where you are, and who you&#8217;re talking to.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Yes-No-Questions-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"Yes-No Questions in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\">Chinese doesn&#8217;t change word order to ask a question. You either add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma at the end, or put the positive and negative forms of the verb side by side.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Quick_Overview\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Quick Overview<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr><th>Pattern<\/th><th>What it implies<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>S + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma<\/td><td>The most basic, neutral question: &#8220;Do you\u2026?&#8221;<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> m\u00e9i + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma<\/td><td>Surprise: the speaker expected &#8220;yes.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>S + V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + V + O<\/td><td>Neutral and very common: &#8220;Do you\u2026 or not?&#8221;<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>S + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + V<\/td><td>More direct; can sound impatient or annoyed.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>S + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/td><td>&#8220;Have you\u2026 yet?&#8221; The speaker assumes it&#8217;s probably done.<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709<\/span> y\u01d2u + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma<\/td><td>Taiwan-only: &#8220;Did you\u2026?&#8221; Not standard Mandarin.<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Structure<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>\u2460 S + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma<\/h3>\n  <p>The simplest and most common yes-no question: does the person do it?<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you eat rice? (Not a common question.)<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you drink coffee?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u00e8s\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u0101j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Is this garbage?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you have a cat?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>\u2461 S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> m\u00e9i + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma<\/h3>\n  <p>Adding a negative shows the speaker is <strong>surprised<\/strong> and expected the answer to be &#8220;yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Don&#8217;t you eat?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7f<\/span><rt>chu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Aren&#8217;t you wearing clothes?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You didn&#8217;t pay?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You don&#8217;t have a cat?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>\u2462 S + V + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + V + O<\/h3>\n  <p>The &#8220;A-not-A&#8221; question. It&#8217;s just as common as <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma and simply asks whether the person does it.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you eat (rice \/ a meal)?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u88e1<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ce3<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u513f<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5356<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5356<\/span><rt>m\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do they sell coffee here?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you have money?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>Y\u012bnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>Y\u012bnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Is he British?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>\u2463 S + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> b\u00f9 + V<\/h3>\n  <p>Moving the negative verb to the end makes the question more <strong>direct<\/strong>. It often sounds like the speaker is impatient or annoyed.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Are you going to eat or not?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Are you buying a phone or not?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Did he watch TV or not?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u4e09<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceos\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u4e09<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceos\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you have a mistress or not?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udca1 FYI<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f\u4e09<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f\u4e09<\/span> xi\u01ceos\u0101n (&#8220;little third&#8221;) is slang for the third person in a relationship: a mistress or lover having an affair with one of the partners. It&#8217;s common in both Taiwan and mainland China, and you&#8217;ll hear it in the media and in everyday conversation.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>\u2464 S + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/h3>\n  <p>Asks whether something has <strong>already<\/strong> been done. The speaker assumes it probably has, but wants to confirm.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Have you eaten?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Has your little brother done his homework?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u805e<\/span><rt>x\u012bnw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u95fb<\/span><rt>x\u012bnw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Have you seen the news?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u01dap\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5973\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u01dap\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Does he have a girlfriend?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>\u2465 S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709<\/span> y\u01d2u + V + O + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma<\/h3>\n  <p>A unique and very common question form in <strong>Taiwan<\/strong>. It doesn&#8217;t follow standard Mandarin, so avoid it on the HSK exam.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Have you eaten?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9152<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Do you drink? \/ Have you been drinking?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Did my little sister go to your house?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Did Dad come to Taiwan? \/ Has Dad come to Taiwan?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc Why one question can have two tenses<\/div>\n    <p>None of these sentences has a time marker, and Chinese verbs don&#8217;t change form for tense. So the same question can be read as present or past, depending on the context.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">The &#8220;V <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d<\/span> V&#8221; form is already a question, so don&#8217;t add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma on top of it.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709<\/span> y\u01d2u is always negated with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> m\u00e9i, so its A-not-A form is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u6c92\u6709<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u6ca1\u6709<\/span> y\u01d2u m\u00e9iy\u01d2u.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Do you like drinking tea?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>Is this your phone?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Don&#8217;t you like dogs?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Is she a teacher or not?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>Do you have a younger brother?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Are you going to eat the cake or not?!<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Have you had dinner yet?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span 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Ask it the Taiwanese way.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/12\/shi-bu-shi-question\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Using <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f\u4e0d\u662f<\/span> sh\u00ec b\u00fa sh\u00ec to ask a yes-no question<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 2)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/question-words\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Question Words \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span> sh\u00e9nme, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ab0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c01<\/span> sh\u00e9i &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6642\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edh\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019 sh\u00e9nme sh\u00edhou<\/span><\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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