# 是不是 (shìbushì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 是不是 (shìbushì) means “is or isn't; whether or not”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: is or isn't; whether or not
- Pinyin: shìbushì (shi4 bu5 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1

## Examples

- 你是不是老师？
  Nǐ shìbushì lǎoshī?
  Are you a teacher?

## Characters

- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-bu-shi-is-or-isnt/

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