LEARN + CHINESE / 153 of 300 HSK 4
Who Wouldn’t Want to Go? 谁不
The whole group loved the trip, so you look around and ask, “Who wouldn’t want to go again?” A rhetorical question like this expects the listener to understand your point. Chinese also uses a double negative or 一……也/都……不…… to make an assertion emphatic.
这么好的机会，谁不想试一试呢？
zhème hǎo de jīhuì, shéi bù xiǎng shì yi shì ne?
Who wouldn’t want to try such a good opportunity?
这么重要的事，我怎么会忘呢？
zhème zhòngyào de shì, wǒ zěnme huì wàng ne?
How could I forget something so important?
没有人比她更了解这座城市。
méiyǒu rén bǐ tā gèng liǎojiě zhè zuò chéngshì.
No one knows this city better than she does.
他连一口水也没喝，就继续开会了。
tā lián yì kǒu shuǐ yě méi hē, jiù jìxù kāihuì le.
He didn’t even drink a sip of water before continuing the meeting.
Hint · 힌트
A rhetorical 谁不……呢？ or 怎么会……呢？ usually expects agreement with the implied answer. 没有人……比……更…… and 连……也没…… make a strong negative claim directly.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
jīhuì | opportunity |
shì yi shì | to give it a try |
zhòngyào | important |
wàng | to forget |
chéngshì | city |
liǎojiě | to know; understand |
lián | even; including |
yì kǒu | one sip or bite |
shuǐ | water |
hē | to drink |
jìxù | to continue |
kāihuì | to have a meeting |
méiyǒu rén | no one |
méiyǒu | there isn’t; not have |
bǐ | than; compared with |
gèng | even more |
shéi | who |
zěnme huì | how could; how would |
hǎo | good; well |
ne | question particle |
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