岂不是 (wouldn't that be …?)
A question that argues
- how? (emphatic question)岂no不是 + (clause) = a rhetorical "wouldn't that be / isn't that …?".
- that那how? (emphatic question)岂no不是更好？ = "wouldn't that be even better?"
- It expects agreement — "obviously yes".
how? (emphatic question)岂no不是 + rhetorical question
- how? (emphatic question)岂no不是 raises a point you treat as plainly true.
that那wouldn't that be岂不是even更good好？
- that那how? (emphatic question)岂no不是更好？ = "wouldn't that be even better?"
Explore
Correct or broken?
岂不是 asks a question that argues: wouldn't that be even better?
Practice
Wouldn't that be even better? 那 ____ 更好?
岂不是 + clause? = wouldn't that be …?: 那岂不是更好?
Practice
岂不是 raises a point you treat as plainly true.
Yes — expects “of course”.
Recap
Key idea
- how? (emphatic question)岂no不是 + (clause)? — "wouldn't that be / isn't that …?"
- that那how? (emphatic question)岂no不是更好? · how? (emphatic question)岂no不是to waste (one's energy etc)白费skill功夫?
- Rhetorical — expects "obviously yes"
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
A 岂不是 question expects…
It's rhetorical: 岂不是白费功夫? (isn't it a waste?).