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Expressing "double negation"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
Used for
[Describing
actions](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Describing_actions),
[Expressing
quantity](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_quantity)
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Keywords
[不](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D),
[没](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%B2%A1)
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Contents
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- [1 Negation
before a Negative
Word](#Negation_before_a_Negative_Word "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Negation
before Single Noun](#Negation_before_Single_Noun "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
Subj. + 不是 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
Subj. + 不 + 会 / 能 / 可能 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
The
[predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate)
part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.
### Examples
- 他 *不* 会 *不* 来 的 。Tā *bù* huì *bù* lái
de.There is no way he's not
coming.
- 她 *不* 可能 *不* 知道 。Tā *bù* kěnéng *bù*
zhīdào.There is no way she doesn't know
about this.
- 她 太 害羞 了 ，*不是* *不* 礼貌 。Tā tài
hàixiū le, *bù shì* *bù* lǐmào.She's too
shy; It's not that she's not polite.
- 他 *不是* *没有* 钱 ，是 不 想 乱 花 钱 。Tā
*bù shì* *méiyǒu* qián, shì bù xiǎng luàn huā
qián.It's not that he doesn't have money;
it's just he doesn't want to spend it recklessly.
- 我 知道 你 想 减肥 ，但是 *不* 能 *不* 吃 早饭
。Wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, dànshì *bù* néng
*bù* chī zǎofàn.I know you want to lose
weight, but you can't not eat breakfast.
Negation before Single Noun
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This structure is used for referencing, often with topic comments.
没有一个人 is equivalent to 没有哪个人 or 没有谁.
### Structure
(Topic +) 没有 + \[Single Noun\] + 不 / 没 + Predicate + 的
### Examples
- *没有* 一 个 人 *不* 讨厌 他 **的** 。 *Méiyǒu*
yī gè rén *bù* tǎoyàn tā **de**.There is
not one person who doesn't dislike him.
- 这些 菜 *没有* 一 个 *不* 辣 **的** 。Zhèxiē
cài *méiyǒu* yī gè *bù* là **de**.There
is no single one that is not spicy among these dishes.
- 我们 公司 的 员工 *没有* 一 个 *不* 会 说 英语 **的**
。Wǒmen gōngsī de yuángōng *méiyǒu* yī gè *bù*
huì shuō Yīngyǔ **de**.Our company
doesn't have a single employee who can't speak English.
- 他 的 女朋友 *没有* 一 个 *不* 漂亮 **的** 。Tā
de nǚpéngyou *méiyǒu* yī gè *bù* piàoliang
**de**.None of his girlfriends were not
beautiful.
- 我们 学校 的 学生 *没有* 一 个 *没* 参加 高考 **的**
。Wǒmen xuéxiào de xuéshēng *méiyǒu* yī gè
*méi* cānjiā gāokǎo **de**.There wasn't a
single student who didn't take the college entrance exam in our
school.
See also
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