<p>yes, your translation is right.</p>

<p>可以…不 ～=  可不可以… </p>

<p>Usually used to form an alternative question.</p>

<p>可以快点不～=可不可以快点?
这个可以吃不～=这个可不可以吃? Is this eatable?</p>

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2016-11-06T15:27:33.403Z
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maverickpuss
<p>What does 不 at the end of a sentence mean?</p>
<p>For example,</p>
<p>更新速度可以快点不</p>
<p>The context is somebody complaining about updating site content so slow.</p>
<p>Does it mean &quot;Can update speed be quicker&quot; ?</p>

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2016-11-06T16:36:42.907Z
cf。＂现代汉语词典＂：不（４）（方）用在句末表示疑问，跟反复问句的作用相等：他现在身体好～？Note ＂（方）＂which may explain absence in most Chinese grammars.
user6065
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I have always thought it means "or not?"
joehua
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[Here](https://i.sstatic.net/pkF0Xtfg.jpg)'s the relevant second from 邵敬敏《现代汉语通论》下册, third edition, p.46.
Becky 李蓓
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What does 不 at the end of a sentence (e.g. 更新速度可以快点不) mean?
# What does 不 at the end of a sentence (e.g. 更新速度可以快点不) mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-06)

What does 不 at the end of a sentence mean?

For example,

更新速度可以快点不

The context is somebody complaining about updating site content so slow.

Does it mean "Can update speed be quicker" ?

**Tags:** grammar, meaning

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: cf。＂现代汉语词典＂：不（４）（方）用在句末表示疑问，跟反复问句的作用相等：他现在身体好～？Note ＂（方）＂which may explain absence in most Chinese grammars.  
> **username_2**: I have always thought it means "or not?"  
> **username_3**: [Here](https://i.sstatic.net/pkF0Xtfg.jpg)'s the relevant second from 邵敬敏《现代汉语通论》下册, third edition, p.46.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2016-11-06. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

yes, your translation is right.

可以…不 ～= 可不可以…

Usually used to form an alternative question.

可以快点不～=可不可以快点?
这个可以吃不～=这个可不可以吃? Is this eatable?


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