不是……吗
[主语/条件] + 不是 + [动词/短语] + 吗
Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.
[Variation: 疑问反问式]
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(我们都不擅长凫水) ── Previous context
“Wait. Isn't the Shuoxi Army supposed to be formidable?”
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[Variation: 肯定建议式]
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(即使在极其恶劣的环境下 也可以顽强成长) ── Previous context
“I like it very much. Thank you, Governor. You two are new to officialdom.”