Affirmative + Negative Questions (A-not-A)
Besides adding the question particle 吗 to a declarative sentence, another common way of forming a question in Chinese is to repeat the verb or adjective in its affirmative and negative.
Ex) 你今天忙不忙?
In this type of question there can be no adverbials before the verb other than time words. If there is an adverbial (很,都,常常) before the verb, the 吗 type question must be used instead. If there is more than one verb, the question form applies to the first verb.
Ex) 他喜欢不喜欢跳舞?
Ex) 你今天忙不忙?
In this type of question there can be no adverbials before the verb other than time words. If there is an adverbial (很,都,常常) before the verb, the 吗 type question must be used instead. If there is more than one verb, the question form applies to the first verb.
Ex) 他喜欢不喜欢跳舞?