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| Pronunciation |
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fǒu |
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| Meaning |
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- to negate; to deny;. (v)
- not; no. (adv)
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| Radical |
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口 |
| Strokes |
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7 |
| Traditional |
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否 |
| Usage |
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19.7% |
| Notes |
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also as pǐ |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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if not; otherwise; else |
| 2. |
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to declare to be untrue |
| 3. |
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: |
whether (or not); if; is or isn’t |
| 4. |
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: |
whether or not; can it or can’t it; is it possible? |
| 5. |
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: |
is it possible or not? |
Sentences:
| 1. I won’t go unless he wants me to. |
| chú |
fēi |
tā |
yào |
wǒ |
qù |
， |
fǒu |
zé |
wǒ |
bú |
qù |
。 |
| 除 |
非 |
他 |
要 |
我 |
去 |
， |
否 |
则 |
我 |
不 |
去 |
。 |
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| 除非 |
: |
unless |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 要 |
: |
want |
| 我 |
: |
me |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 否则 |
: |
if not; otherwise; else |
| 不去 |
: |
would not go |
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| 2. Is he coming to the party tomorrow or not? |
| tā |
míng |
tiān |
shì |
fǒu |
cān |
jiā |
jù |
huì |
？ |
| 他 |
明 |
天 |
是 |
否 |
参 |
加 |
聚 |
会 |
？ |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 明天 |
: |
tomorrow |
| 是否 |
: |
if not; otherwise; else |
| 参加 |
: |
take part in |
| 聚会 |
: |
party |
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| 3. I wonder if you could help me. |
| bú |
zhī |
nǐ |
shì |
fǒu |
kě |
yǐ |
bāng |
wǒ |
。 |
| 不 |
知 |
你 |
是 |
否 |
可 |
以 |
帮 |
我 |
。 |
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| 不知 |
: |
not sure |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 是否 |
: |
whether (or not); if; is or isn’t |
| 可以 |
: |
can |
| 帮 |
: |
help |
| 我 |
: |
me |
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| 4. He denies having said it. |
| tā |
fǒu |
rèn |
zhè |
yàng |
shuō |
guò |
。 |
| 他 |
否 |
认 |
这 |
样 |
说 |
过 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 否认 |
: |
deny |
| 这样 |
: |
like this |
| 说 |
: |
say |
| 过 |
: |
before; experienced action marker |
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