Chinese phrase
问题〜是〜吗？ wèn tí 〜 shì 〜 ma
Meaning
Is the problem with ___ caused by ___?
When to use it
This asks whether one thing is the cause of a problem. It is a neutral way to check a possible reason in work or daily conversation.
Example dialogue
账单上的问题的原因是金额计算错误吗？ zhàng dān shàng de wèn tí de yuán yīn shì jīn é jì suàn cuò wù ma
Is the cause of the problem on the bill an error in calculating the amount?
可能是输入错误，我这就核对并改正。 kě néng shì shū rù cuò wù wǒ zhè jiù hé duì bìng gǎi zhèng
It may be an input error, so I will verify it and correct it right away.