Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Yes/No answers

Yes/No answers Present (Examples) 是 / shì / to be 你是中国人吗 ? nĭ shì Zhōngguó rén ma? Are you Chinese? 是 ◦ shì. Yes. 我是中国人 ◦ wŏ shì Zhōngguó rén. I am Chinese. 不是 ◦ bù shì. No. 我不是中国人 ◦ wŏ bù shì Zhōngguó rén. I'm not Chinese. 知道 / zhī dào / to know Verbs that consist of two words are treated the same way: 你知道吗 ? nĭ zhī dào ma? Do you know? 知道 ◦ zhī dào. Yes. 我知道 ◦ wŏ zhī dào. I know. 不知道 ◦ bù zhī dào. No. 我不知道 ◦ wŏ bù zhī dào. I don't know.