是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | |
否则 | 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 | fǒu dìng | to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation | |
否认 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny |
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 | I never know whether my boss likes my work or not -- he is a real poker face. | |
2 | Does he/she enjoy the process of lighting a cigarette e.g. tapping the cigarette and flicking the lighter? | |
3 | Yes as in "Yes, I' ll lose my temper this time", or no as in "Not going to overreact this time". | |
4 | If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. | |
5 | Satisfied: yes or no? |