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  • 1

    adv.fmlused at the end of a question; (used at the end of a sentence to indicate that the sentence is a question); or not

    • zhī qí shì fǒu

      Do you know anything about it?

    • xiān sheng zhī cǐ shì fǒu

      先生

      Do you know about that matter, Sir?

    • bù zhī yǐ wéi rán fǒu

      以为

      I don't know if you agree or not?

  • 2

    adv.fml(used with 是, 能, 可, etc.) whether or not; (used at the end of a question) whether (or not); used at the end of a question whether

    • xiàn zài hái hěn nán shuō tā shì fǒu huì chéng gōng

      现在成功

      It is still hard to say whether or not it will be successful.

    • nǐ néng fǒu pài yī gè rén lái

      Can you send someone over?

    • shì fǒu pài tā qù

      Shall we send her or not?

  • 3

    v.deny; negate

    • fǒu jué

      reject

    • fǒu rèn

      deny

    • fǒu dìng

      negate

  • 4

    adv.fmlnay; (same as 不 bù in spoken language) no

    • zhè shì hé shì de bàn fǎ ma fǒu

      合适办法

      Is that the right way to do it? No!

    • nǐ zhè yàng shuō tuǒ dang ma fǒu

      这样妥当

      Is it right for you to say so? No!

    • fǒu cǐ fēi jūn zǐ zhī yán yě

      君子

      No, this is not a gentleman's words.

    antonym

Words and phrases with 否

  • 否证
    [word]falsify
  • 否定
    [word]negate; negative
  • 否则
    [word]otherwise
  • 否定论
    [word]negativism
  • 否认
    [word]deny
  • 否决权
    [word]power or right of veto; power by which the minority can veto a proposal of the majority, e.g. the veto power of the permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council
  • 否决
    [word]overrule
  • 否定句
    [word]negative sentence

Similar-form characters to 否

Chinese Characters with pinyin fǒu

  • an ancient Chinese wine vessel made of pottery with a narrow mouth and bulging body; clay percussion instrument