岂不是 qǐ bù shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. how could it not be; isn't it the case that

CHARACTERS

岂 qǐ
HSK 6
how? what?
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that