你是不是啊
“Do you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你 是不是啊
“Do you?”
不是
“No!”
“Admit it, are you plotting against me too?”
Rulers in dynastic China often harbored extreme suspicion toward palace attendants and used abrupt interrogations to enforce absolute obedience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is that so?; are you or not?
An affirmative-negative tag question used here with sharp emphasis to corner an interlocutor.
Adds sharp pragmatic force and impatience to the interrogation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you stupid or what?”
“Don't you agree?”
“Did you really think”
“Are you stupid?”
“Are you stupid?”
“Check if it is.”