A-not-A (whether or not)
… or not?
Saying a verb or adjective, then 不/没 and the same word again (能不能, 喜不喜欢) asks a yes/no question, like adding 吗.
In stories
爸爸笑了：“你要不要也谢谢桌子？”
所以，几乎每年冬天，都有人问：南方要不要也有暖气？
What does A-not-A (whether or not) mean in Chinese?
… or not?. Saying a verb or adjective, then 不/没 and the same word again (能不能, 喜不喜欢) asks a yes/no question, like adding 吗.
How common is A-not-A (whether or not)?
It comes up in 2 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.
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