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Rhetorical questions use the form of a question to emphasize a point, and, as such, the question does not require an answer. A typical English rhetorical question might be: "you're not saying you actually believe him, are you?" or "just how stupid are you?" In Chinese, 难道 (nándào) is used as a marker to form this kind of question. 

==Structure==

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难道 + [Rhetorical Question]

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==Examples==

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* <em>难道</em> 你 真的 相信 他 吗？ <span class="trans">You're not telling me you actually believe him?</span>
* <em>难道</em> 你 是 我 妈 吗？ <span class="trans">What are you, my mother or something?</span>
* 今天 是 我 的 生日，<em>难道</em> 你 不 知道 吗？ <span class="trans">Today's my birthday; you're telling me you didn't know?</span>
* 你 父母 这么 关心 你， <em>难道</em> 你 一点 都 感觉 不到 吗？<span class="trans">Your parents care so much about you;You are not telling me that you could't feel it at all?</span>
* 他 这么 帅，又 这么 有钱，<em>难道</em> 你 不 想 嫁 给 他 吗？<span class="trans">He's so handsome and rich;you are not telling me that you don't want to marry him?</span>
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Note that 难道 can only be used for rhetorical questions which could be answered with yes or no, and generally end with 吗. 

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<li class="x"> <em>难道</em> 我 应该 给 你 多少 钱？<span class="expl">Not a 吗 question</span><span class="trans">How much money should I give you?</span></li>
<li class="x"> <em>难道</em>你 还 想 在 这 种 公司 工作 多少 年？<span class="expl">Not a 吗 question</span><span class="trans">How many more years do you want to work for this kind of  company?</span></li>
<li class="x"> <em>难道</em>他们 还 要 再 生 几 个 孩子？<span class="expl">Not a 吗 question</span><span class="trans">How many more kids do they want to have?</span></li>
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==See Also==

*[["Could it be that" with "qibushi"]]
*[[Expressing "could it be possible that" with "mofei"]]

== Sources and further reading ==

=== Books ===

* [[Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)]] (pp. 132-3)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301078617/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301078617 →buy] 
* [[Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)]] (pp. 91-2)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075316/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075316 →buy] 
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 120) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]
* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)]] (pp. 83) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy]

=== Websites ===

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question



[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
[[Category: Adverbs]]
{{Basic Grammar|难道|B2|难道⋯⋯？|这 都 是 你 引起 的 ， <em>难道</em> 你 就 不 内疚 ？|grammar point|ASGMCP9V}}
{{POS|Adverbs}}
{{Used for|Asking questions}}
{{Used for|Expressing a rhetorical question}}