Negative Question with 不 in Chinese language

Negative Question with 不 in Chinese language
The way to form negative questions in Chinese language is to add 不 [bù] after a verb in the original sentence. Then, repeat the same verb in its negative form. 不 can be used with verb and adjective.
Form: Verb + 不 + Verb

Examples:

OS: 你老师吗?
        [Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?]
        Are you a teacher?

NS: 你是不是老师?
       [Nǐ shì bù shì lǎoshī?]
       Are you a teacher?

OS: 我们去市场,你吗?
       [Wǒmen qù shìchǎng, nǐ qù ma?]
       We are going to a market, do you want to go?

NS: 我们去市场,你去不去?
       [Wǒmen qù shìchǎng, nǐ qù bù qù?]
       We are going to a market, do you want to go?

OS: 你吗?
       [Nǐ yào ma?]
       Do you want it?

NS: 你要不要
       [Nǐ yào bùyào?]
       Do you want it?

OS: 你吗?
       [Nǐ tòng ma?]
       Are you in pain?

NS: 你痛不痛
       [Nǐ tòng bù tòng?]
       Are you in pain?

OS: 你我吗?
       [Nǐ xiǎng wǒ ma?]
       Do you miss me?

NS: 你想不想我?
       [Nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng wǒ?]
       Do you miss me?

Form: Adjective + 不 + Adjective

Examples:

OS: 你的家吗?
       [Nǐ de jiā yuǎn ma?]
       Is your home far?

NS: 你的家远不远
       [Nǐ de jiā yuǎn bù yuǎn?]
       Is your home far?

OS: 她的男朋友吗?
       [Tā de nán péngyǒu shuài ma?]
       Is her boyfriend handsome?

NS: 她的男朋友帅不帅
       [Tā de nán péngyǒu shuài bù shuài?]
       Is her boyfriend handsome?

OS: 这个东西吗?
       [Zhège dōngxī guì ma?]
       Is this thing expensive?

NS: 这个东西贵不贵
       [Zhège dōngxī guì bù guì?]
       Is this thing expensive?

OS: 吗?
       [Hǎo ma?]
       Is it good?

NS: 好不好
       [Hǎo bù hǎo?]
       Good or not?

OS: 中国菜吗?
       [Zhōngguó cài là ma?]
       Is Chinese spicy?

NS: 中国菜辣不辣
       [Zhōngguó cài là bù là?]
       Is Chinese food spicy?

OS = Original Sentence
NS = Negative Sentence


Special Case with 有 [yǒu]
As you already knew that the verb 有 is negated only with 没 [méi] not 不 [bù], so when you want to form a negative question with 有 is:
Form: Subject + 有没有 + Object

Examples:

1. 你有没有电脑?
    [Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu diànnǎo?]
    Do you have a computer?

2. 他有没有女朋友?
    [Tā yǒu méiyǒu nǚ péngyǒu?]
    Does he has a girlfriend?

3. 你有没有做过飞机?
    [Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu zuòguò fēijī?]
    Have you ever been on a plane?

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