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Double Negative Emphasis

Learn Double Negative Emphasis with practical HSK 4 examples, focus vocabulary, common pitfalls, and targeted cloze practice.

Pattern

不是不 / 不能不

Use this HSK 4 pattern to make sentence structure, scope, or emphasis explicit instead of relying on word-for-word English order.

这个问题不能不重视。

When to use Double Negative Emphasis

Read 不是不 / 不能不 as a sentence tool, not just as vocabulary. First locate the main action or claim, then ask what 不能不 adds to it.

我们不能不承认错误。

We cannot help but admit the mistake.

你不能不去医院。

You have no choice but to go to the hospital.

Common traps

  • Do not translate 不是不 / 不能不 mechanically from English; check the Chinese word order first.
  • Keep 不能不 close to the part of the sentence it controls.
  • Do not overuse the pattern in every sentence; use it when it adds a clear role.

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这个问题 重视

Missing grammar piece
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cannot not