<p>I feel the main issue is covered in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu7GPWS2FKE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yoyo Chinese YouTube video</a> (starting around 1:20); they use the two-verb example:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>你<strong>会</strong>说中文。<br>
  你<strong>会不会</strong>说中文?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The Yoyo Chinese video describes this as "focusing on the main verb --> usually the first verb".  So...</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>Correct</em>: 你下个星期天<strong>会不会见</strong>你的孩子？<br>
  <em>Incorrect</em>: 你下个星期天<strong>会见不见</strong>你的孩子？</p>
</blockquote>

<p>And...</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>Correct</em>: 你下个星期天会见你的孩子吗?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Additional complications arise because <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E4%BC%9A%E8%A7%81" rel="nofollow noreferrer">会见</a> and <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E4%B8%8D%E8%A7%81" rel="nofollow noreferrer">不见</a> are also verbs in their own right (as in <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/38736/8099">jack chiou's answer</a>).</p>

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2020-04-18T09:15:58.907Z
2020-04-18T09:15:58.907Z
Becky 李蓓
<p>the second has two verb. 會見and 不見(or maybe the sentence just ignore the conjunction.this is not formal)。
Here is correct grammar</p>

<pre><code>你下个星期天见不见你的孩子
</code></pre>

<p>just take 会 away and the sentence will be perfect and have the same meaning as the former sentence.
or add conjunction</p>

<pre><code>你下个星期天见或是不见你的孩子
</code></pre>

<p>And can these both sentences be equally written as 你下个星期天会见你的孩子吗?<strong>yes</strong></p>

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2020-04-18T06:25:49.113Z
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jack chiou
<p>What will be the difference between 你下个星期天<strong>会不会</strong>见你的孩子 and 你下个星期天会<strong>见不见</strong>你的孩子 ?</p>

<p>I am learning these sentences on Duolingo :) and was given the meaning of 你下个星期天会不会见你的孩子 as <em>"Will you see your child next Sunday?"</em>. </p>

<p>It would be great if anyone can explain how different would the other sentence (你下个星期天会见不见你的孩子) mean be from the first one.</p>

<p>And can these both sentences be equally written as 你下个星期天会见你的孩子<strong>吗</strong>?</p>

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How do you ask "Will you see your child next Sunday" in Chinese using verb not verb structure?
# How do you ask "Will you see your child next Sunday" in Chinese using verb not verb structure?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-18)

What will be the difference between 你下个星期天**会不会**见你的孩子 and 你下个星期天会**见不见**你的孩子 ?

I am learning these sentences on Duolingo :) and was given the meaning of 你下个星期天会不会见你的孩子 as *"Will you see your child next Sunday?"*.

It would be great if anyone can explain how different would the other sentence (你下个星期天会见不见你的孩子) mean be from the first one.

And can these both sentences be equally written as 你下个星期天会见你的孩子**吗**?

**Tags:** translation, usage, negation, yes-no-questions

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

I feel the main issue is covered in a [Yoyo Chinese YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu7GPWS2FKE) (starting around 1:20); they use the two-verb example:

> 你**会**说中文。  
> 你**会不会**说中文?

The Yoyo Chinese video describes this as "focusing on the main verb --> usually the first verb". So...

> *Correct*: 你下个星期天**会不会见**你的孩子？  
> *Incorrect*: 你下个星期天**会见不见**你的孩子？

And...

> *Correct*: 你下个星期天会见你的孩子吗?

Additional complications arise because [会见](http://youdao.com/w/%E4%BC%9A%E8%A7%81) and [不见](http://youdao.com/w/%E4%B8%8D%E8%A7%81) are also verbs in their own right (as in [jack chiou's answer](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/38736/8099)).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-04-18. Score: 2

the second has two verb. 會見and 不見(or maybe the sentence just ignore the conjunction.this is not formal)。
Here is correct grammar
你下个星期天见不见你的孩子

just take 会 away and the sentence will be perfect and have the same meaning as the former sentence.
or add conjunction
你下个星期天见或是不见你的孩子

And can these both sentences be equally written as 你下个星期天会见你的孩子吗?yes


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