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否

fǒu

not, no, negative; final particle; hexagram ䷋

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Strokes
7
Radical
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3
Tone
3

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Example sentences

  • 你是否同意手术?

    Nǐ shì fǒu tóng yì shǒu shù

    Do you give your consent to the operation?

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  • 他问我是否很忙。

    Tā wèn wǒ shì fǒu hěn máng

    He asked me if I was busy.

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  • 可否请你现在让我走?

    Kě fǒu qǐng nǐ xiàn zài ràng wǒ zǒu

    Will you please let me go now?

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  • 我不知道我是否有时间做。

    Wǒ bù zhī dào wǒ shì fǒu yǒu shí jiān zuò

    I don't know if I'll have time to do it.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 否

  • 否认fǒu rèn 3–4 to declare to be untrue; to deny
  • 否定fǒu dìng 3–4 to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation
  • 是否shì fǒu 4–3 whether (or not); if; is or isn't
  • 否则fǒu zé 3–2 otherwise; if not; or (else)
  • 能否néng fǒu 2–3 whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
  • 否决fǒu jué 3–2 to veto; to overrule
  • 与否yǔ fǒu 3–3 → 2–3whether or not (at the end of a phrase)