岂不是

豈不是
qǐ bù shì
wouldn't that be ...?
adverb

Individual characters

岂qǐ · how? (emphatic question)不bù · (negative prefix), not, no
HSK 1
是shì · is, are, am, yes, to be
HSK 1

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Example Sentences

你不来，岂不是太可惜了？
nǐ bù lái ， qǐbùshì tài kěxī le ？
If you don't come, wouldn't that be a pity?
这样做岂不是更麻烦？
zhèyàng zuò qǐbùshì gèng máfan ？
Wouldn't doing it this way be even more trouble?
他现在走，岂不是白来了？
tā xiànzài zǒu ， qǐbùshì bái lái le ？
If he leaves now, won't he have come for nothing?

Grammar Points

HSK 6
"Could it be that" with "qibushi"

Words with similar meanings

难道nán dào
don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
难道 also makes a rhetorical question and is more common.

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