你昨天不是答应过我不来了吗
“Didn't you promise me yesterday not to come?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
明白
“Got it.”
你昨天 不是 答应过我 不来了 吗
“Didn't you promise me yesterday not to come?”
“It's only been one night. Why did you show up here?”
“You gave me your word, so why are you standing here right now?”
In close Chinese relationships, people often use negative rhetorical questions like 'búshì... ma' to challenge someone's behavior directly without polite hedges.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't you / isn't it the case that...
Use this rhetorical question frame to point out an inconsistency or remind someone of a previous agreement.
promised / agreed to before
Used with the aspect particle 'guo' to emphasize that a verbal promise was undeniably established in the past.
Marks a rhetorical question that carries a strong tone of reproach and reminders rather than seeking genuinely unknown information.
