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Conjunction

是不是

1. whether or not

   是不是最近很忙？  ―  Shìbùshì zuìjìn hěn máng?  ―  Been busy lately?

   是不是我对你很好？ [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Shìbùshì wǒ duì nǐ hěn hǎo? [Pinyin]

   Aren't I good to you?

   咱是不是該撤了？ / 咱是不是该撤了？  ―  Zán shìbùshì gāi chè le?  ―  Shouldn't we get going?

Synonyms

• 是否 ‎(shì-fǒu)

Interjection

是不是

1. Used other than as an idiom: see 是,‎ 不,‎ 是.
2. isn’t it so?, used as an expression of affirmation after a statement

Synonyms

• 對不對, 对不对 ‎(duì bù duì)