Affirmative-negative questions: 去不去?
From the lesson “I'm studying at university”
Structure
Verb/Adjective + 不/没 + Verb/Adjective?
正反问格式是“×+不/没+×”,“×”是动词或形容词。动词正反问使用“不/没”,形容词正反问使用“不”。 Say the verb or adjective twice, with 不 or 没 in the middle, to ask a yes-or-no question: 你去不去? (Are you going or not?). Use 没 to ask about the past or something already done: 你去没去书店? Adjectives use 不: 贵不贵?
Examples
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它是不是在超市后边?
Tā shì bu shì zài chāoshì hòubian?
Is it behind the supermarket?
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你去没去学校?
Nǐ qù méi qù xuéxiào?
Did you go to school?
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这件衣服贵不贵?
Zhè jiàn yīfu guì bu guì?
Is this piece of clothing expensive?