B1 · Grammar reference · ASGEEA2D
Expressing "double negation"
There are two main methods for double negation. The simpler method is to use a double negative with modal verbs like 会 or 能. The more complicated method is to negate both the subject and the predicate.
- Keywords
- 不 · 没
- Used for
- Describing actions · Expressing quantity
- Classification
- HSK0
Examples (10)
他不会不来的。
她不可能不知道。
她太害羞了,不是不礼貌。
他不是没有钱,是不想乱花钱。
我知道你想减肥,但是不能不吃早饭。
没有一个人不讨厌他的。
这些菜没有一个不辣的。
我们公司的员工没有一个不会说英语的。
他的女朋友没有一个不漂亮的。
我们学校的学生没有一个没参加高考的。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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