HSK 1
Correct
好吗 vs 行吗 vs 可以吗 vs 对吗
/ hǎo ma vs xíng ma vs kěyǐ ma vs duì ma /
Strokes
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Formula
1
Sentence + 好吗？/行吗？/可以吗？
2
Sentence + 好啊/行啊/可以啊
3
Sentence + 对吗？
Definition
好吗, 行吗, 可以吗, or 对吗 can be used when the speaker gives his or her own opinion, suggestion or requirement and asks for the listener's opinions.
Usually the listener only needs to give affirmative or negative answer.
Example
Sentence + 好吗？/行吗？/可以吗？
好吗？行吗？ and 可以吗？ are often used by the speaker to ask the listener to make a positive or negative judgment about his suggestion or to know whether the listener gives permission to the requirement.
They are as same as 好不好, 行不行 and 可不可以. 好（啊）,行（啊）and可 以（啊）can be used as the affirmative answers while 不 and 不行 can be used as the negative answers.
In the negative answer of 好吗, 不好 cannot be used. 不行 is often used as a negative answer to the question of 可以吗? while 不可以is seldom need.
They are as same as 好不好, 行不行 and 可不可以. 好（啊）,行（啊）and可 以（啊）can be used as the affirmative answers while 不 and 不行 can be used as the negative answers.
In the negative answer of 好吗, 不好 cannot be used. 不行 is often used as a negative answer to the question of 可以吗? while 不可以is seldom need.
Sentence + 好吗？/行吗？/可以吗？
Sentence + 好啊/行啊/可以啊
1
A
A
:
mǎlì
玛丽
,
míngtiān
明天
qù
去
kàn
看
zhǎnlǎn
展览
,
hǎo
好
ma
吗
?
B
B
:
bùxíng
不行
,
wǒ
我
míngtiān
明天
de
得
qù
去
yīyuàn
医院
。
A: Mary, shall we go to the exhibition tomorrow ? B: No, I have to go to hospital tomorrow.
2
A
A
:
mǎlì
玛丽
,
wǒ
我
yòng
用
yòng
用
nǐ
你
de
的
cídiǎn
词典
,
háng
行
ma
吗
?
B
B
:
hǎo
好
ā
啊
。
A: Mary, can I use your dictionary ? B: Yes.
对吗？
对吗 is often used by the speaker to ask the listener to make a judgment about his or her action or conclusion and it is as same as 对不对 in meaning. 对（啊）can be used as the affirmative answer, while 不对 can be used as the negative answer.
Sentence + 对吗？
3
A
A
:
zhège
这个
hànzì
汉字
wǒ
我
zhèyàng
这样
xiě
写
,
duì
对
ma
吗
?
B
B
:
bùduì
不对
,
yīnggāi
应该
zhèyàng
这样
xiě
写
。
A: I write the character like this, right ? B: No, you should write like this.
4
A
A
:
tīngshuō
听说
tā
他
hěn
很
gāo
高
,
duì
对
ma
吗
?
B
B
:
duì
对
ā
啊
。
A: I heard he is very tall, right? B: Yes.
Exercise
Rewrite the sentences with 好吗, 行吗, 可以吗, 对吗:
1. 咱们去吃饺子，好不好？
2. 你先去，我一会儿再去，可不可以？
3. 您稍微让一让，行不行？
4. 我选的是这个答案，对不对？
5. 你看我穿这件衣服怎么样？
6. 人太多了，我们等一会再来吧。