{"id":7652,"date":"2023-05-15T20:27:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7652"},"modified":"2023-09-10T21:22:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:22:09","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_82_1 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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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/#S_V_O_%E5%97%8E%E5%90%97_ma\" >S + V + O + \u55ce\/\u5417 ma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/#S_Neg_V_O_%E5%97%8E%E5%90%97_ma\" >S + Neg + V + O + \u55ce\/\u5417 ma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/#S_V_Neg_V_O\" >S + V + Neg + V + O<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/#S_V_O_Neg_V\" >S + V + O + Neg + V<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/#S_V_O_%E6%B2%92%E6%9C%89_meiyou\" >S + V + O + \u6c92\u6709 m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/15\/question\/#S_%E6%9C%89_you_V_O_%E5%97%8E%E5%90%97_ma\" >S + \u6709 y\u01d2u + V + O + \u55ce\/\u5417 ma<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>There are six different ways to ask yes-no questions in Chinese, and the choice of which one to use can depend on factors such as location, occasion, and the people being spoken to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_V_O_%E5%97%8E%E5%90%97_ma\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">S + V + O + \u55ce\/\u5417 ma<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most simple and common yes-no question asking whether the person does it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Do you eat rice? (This not a common question.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Do you drink coffee?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Is this garbage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Do you have a cat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_Neg_V_O_%E5%97%8E%E5%90%97_ma\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">S + Neg + V + O + \u55ce\/\u5417 ma<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a yes-no question that implies that the speaker is surprised or expects the answer to be &#8220;yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Don&#8217;t you eat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Don&#8217;t you wear clothes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Did you not pay?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>You don&#8217;t have a cat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_V_Neg_V_O\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">S + V + Neg + V<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">+ O<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another very simple and common yes-no question, asking whether the person does it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Do you eat (rice or a meal)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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\u8ce3<\/span><rt>b\u00fam\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><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\u5356<\/span><rt>b\u00fam\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Do they sell coffee here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Do you have money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>y\u00ecnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><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\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>y\u00ecnggu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Is he British?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_V_O_Neg_V\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">S + V + O + Neg + V<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a question asking if the person does something or not. It is a more direct way of asking than the first sentence, and it also implies that the speaker is feeling annoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Are you going to eat or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Do you want to buy a phone or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Did he watch TV or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Do you have a mistress or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f78da812;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>The Chinese slang term \u5c0f\u4e09 xi\u01ceo s\u0101n is used to refer to a third person in a romantic relationship, like a mistress or lover who&#8217;s having an affair with one of the partners. It&#8217;s a pretty common term in both China and Taiwan and you might hear it in the media or everyday conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_V_O_%E6%B2%92%E6%9C%89_meiyou\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">S + V + O + \u6c92\u6709 m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a yes-no question that is asking whether the person has already done it or not. It indicates the speaker assumes that the listener has likely already done it, but is not certain and wants to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Have you eaten?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Has your brother written his homework?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Have you seen the news?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Does he have a girlfriend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E6%9C%89_you_V_O_%E5%97%8E%E5%90%97_ma\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">S + \u6709 y\u01d2u + V + O + \u55ce\/\u5417 ma<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a unique but very common way to ask yes-no questions in Taiwan, but it does not conform to standard Mandarin. Therefore, if you are taking the HSK exam, you should not use this question form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Have you eaten?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Do you drink? or Have you been drinking?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Did my sister go to your house?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><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><br>Did Dad come to Taiwan? or Has Dad come to Taiwan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note:<\/mark><\/strong> The reason why each sentence can have a different tense is that the above sentences do not have any Chinese time markers. 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