Topic: Chinese

"Doesn't he want ice water?"

Translation:他不要冰水吗？

November 30, 2017

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Aleister_Al

    Why does 他要不要冰水？wrong? This is also standart form...

    January 12, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/thearseniogut

      This doesn't make sense to me. Wouldn't the answer be "她要冰水吗？" since Chinese doesn't really have a parallel to these kinds of conditional statements in English?

      November 30, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/shlomiabr
      Plus

        I follow your mindset, but I think an 'ordinary' question would be "does he want iced water?". When you start with "don't", it usually implies you have pre-existing knowledge that the person refused the water. Hope it helps.

        December 3, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/Thunder_117

          他, but yes. I algree. 也 doesn't make sense here.

          January 5, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/gabriel786791
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          他要不要冰水

          June 6, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/aXJTtzQ1

            "Doesn't he want ice water?" implies that he would want ice water or that you can't believe that he would not want ice water. I suggest "Does he not want ice water?". It doesn't sound as natural in English, but it implies that you are confirming that he indeed does not want ice water.

            January 3, 2018
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