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<p>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.</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
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<p>难道 + [Rhetorical Question]</p>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li><em>难道</em> 你 真的 相信 他 吗？ <span class="trans">You're not telling
me you actually believe him?</span></li>
<li><em>难道</em> 你 是 我 妈 吗？ <span class="trans">What are you, my
mother or something?</span></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
</ul>
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<p>Note that 难道 can only be used for rhetorical questions which
could be answered with yes or no, and generally end with 吗.</p>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li><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><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><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>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="&quot;Could_it_be_that&quot;_with_&quot;qibushi&quot;"
title="wikilink">"Could it be that" with "qibushi"</a></li>
<li><a href=
"Expressing_&quot;could_it_be_possible_that&quot;_with_&quot;mofei&quot;"
title="wikilink">Expressing "could it be possible that" with
"mofei"</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_2_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%88%9D%E7%BB%8F%E8%B5%B7%E6%AD%A5%E7%AF%87)"
title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)</a>
(pp. 132-3)<a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301078617/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7301078617">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"Boya_Chinese_Upper_Intermediate_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%86%B2%E5%88%BA%E7%AF%87)"
title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)</a>
(pp. 91-2)<a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075316/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7301075316">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title=
"wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 120)
<a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276792">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (pp.
83) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561913192">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question"
class=
"uri">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:
B2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Adverbs" title=
"wikilink">Category: Adverbs</a></p>
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