Rhetorical Question - 难道……吗？
反问句2 — 难道……吗？
Rhetorical questions (反问句) serve to assert forcefully. They often contain 难道 / 不是…吗 / 怎么…呢.
Elements
难道……吗？
How to use it
- For 难道, take a model sentence like 难道是真的？ (Is it really true?) and replace only the variable information.
- For 吗, take a model sentence like 你吃饭了吗？ (Have you eaten?) and replace only the variable information.
- After substitution, verify that 了 / 不 / 没 / 吗 remain coherent with the meaning and tense of the sentence.
- Context: mainly in questions and responses, questions, reactions, and modality.
Examples
难道是真的？
nándào shì zhēn de?
Is it really true?
你吃饭了吗？
nǐ chīfàn le ma?
Have you eaten?
难道你不知道？
nándào nǐ bù zhīdào?
You really don't know?
难道他不来？
nándào tā bù lái?
He wouldn't really come?
天冷吗？
tiān lěng ma?
Is it cold?
Common mistakes
- Check the order of elements before speaking or writing.
- Use a complete sentence to validate the structure in real context.
Practice quiz
Choose the best option for each sentence, then submit to view the correction.
1. ____是真的？
(Is it really true?)
2. 你吃饭了____？
(Have you eaten?)
3. ____你不知道？
(You really don't know?)
4. ____他不来？
(He wouldn't really come?)
5. 天冷____？
(Is it cold?)