Chinese Word: 否 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

否Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Antonyms: 是

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:口 indicates the sound; 不 (no) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 不 [ bù ] no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 盃

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Pinyin: fǒu

English Definition:to negate; to deny; not

Chinese Definition:
①表示不同意，不认可：否定。
②不，用在表示疑问的词句里：可否？
③不如此，不是这样，不然：否则。学则正，否则邪。

Example Words:

是否HSK 4	shì fǒu	whether (or not); if; is or isn't
否则HSK 4	fǒu zé	if not; otherwise; else; or else
能否	néng fǒu	whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
否定HSK 5	fǒu dìng	to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation
否认HSK 5	fǒu rèn	to declare to be untrue; to deny

Pinyin: pǐ

English Definition:clogged; evil

Chinese Definition:
①不好，坏，恶：否极泰来(“否”和“泰”，前者是坏卦，后者是好卦。指事情坏到了极点，就会向好的方向转化)。未知善否。

Example Words:

否极泰来	pǐ jí tài lái	extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
未知臧否	wèi zhī zāng pǐ	to not know whether it's good or bad (idiom)
一臧一否	yī zāng yī pǐ	one good and the other bad (idiom)

1		qǐng wèn 请问 wǒ 我 néng fǒu 能否 tuì piào 退票？ Can I get a refund for my ticket please?
2		zā 扎 qi lai 起来， fǒu zé 否则 huì 会 sàn kāi 散开。 Tie it up, otherwise it will come loose.
3		wǒ 我 bù 不 fǒu rèn 否认 wǒ 我 fàn 犯 le 了 cuò wù 错误。 I don't deny that I made a mistake.
4		tí yì 提议 bèi 被 dǒng shì huì 董事会 fǒu jué 否决 le 了。 The proposal was rejected by the board.
5		wǒ 我 wú fǎ 无法 fǒu rèn 否认 wǒ 我 de 的 guò shī 过失。 I cannot deny my fault.

1		qǐng wèn 请问 wǒ 我 néng fǒu 能否 tuì piào 退票？ Can I get a refund for my ticket please?
2		zā 扎 qi lai 起来， fǒu zé 否则 huì 会 sàn kāi 散开。 Tie it up, otherwise it will come loose.
3		wǒ 我 bù 不 fǒu rèn 否认 wǒ 我 fàn 犯 le 了 cuò wù 错误。 I don't deny that I made a mistake.
4		tí yì 提议 bèi 被 dǒng shì huì 董事会 fǒu jué 否决 le 了。 The proposal was rejected by the board.
5		wǒ 我 wú fǎ 无法 fǒu rèn 否认 wǒ 我 de 的 guò shī 过失。 I cannot deny my fault.