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qǐ bú shì...
wouldn't it be... (岂不是……)
岂不是 means “wouldn’t it be...?” It rhetorically points out an obvious or undesirable result.
मुख्य उदाहरण
如果现在放弃，岂不是前功尽弃？
Rúguǒ xiànzài fàngqì, qǐ bú shì qiángōng jìn qì?
If we give up now, wouldn’t all previous efforts be wasted?
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पाठ का सार
Read the sample sentence and notice how 岂不是…… works in the frame: 岂不是 A.
岂不是 is stronger and more literary than 难道不是. It often appears after 如果 or a condition, then highlights the consequence. Avoid adding an unnecessary extra 不 that reverses the intended meaning.
व्याकरण संरचना
岂不是 A
uses a rhetorical question to point out an obvious consequence or criticism
如果现在放弃，岂不是前功尽弃？
Rúguǒ xiànzài fàngqì, qǐ bú shì qiángōng jìn qì?
If we give up now, wouldn’t all previous efforts be wasted?
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