否 (fǒu) means Not (deny - otherwise). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
不要轻易 否 定自己。
Bùyào qīngyì fǒudìng zìjǐ.
Do not dismiss yourself so readily.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 否定
他 否 认做过这件事。
Tā fǒurèn zuò guo zhè jiàn shì.
He denied having done this.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 否认
请告诉我你是 否 同意。
Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ shìfǒu tóngyì.
Please tell me whether you agree.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 是否
我不知道他是 否 会来。
Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shìfǒu huì lái.
I do not know whether he will come.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 是否
不可 否 认，他很努力。
Bùkě fǒurèn, tā hěn nǔlì.
It cannot be denied that he works hard.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 否认
快走吧， 否 则就迟到了。
Kuài zǒu ba, fǒuzé jiù chídào le.
Let us hurry, otherwise we will be late.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 否则
这项提案被会议 否 决了。
Zhè xiàng tí'àn bèi huìyì fǒujué le.
This proposal was voted down at the meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 否决
除非你同意， 否 则我不做。
Chúfēi nǐ tóngyì, fǒuzé wǒ bú zuò.
Unless you agree, I will not do it.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除非
他的建议一提出就被 否 决。
Tā de jiànyì yì tíchū jiù bèi fǒujué.
His suggestion was rejected the moment he made it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 否决
我们先评估一下是 否 可行。
Wǒmen xiān pínggū yíxià shìfǒu kěxíng.
Let's first assess whether it is workable.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 可行
请核对一下数额是 否 正确。
Qǐng héduì yíxià shù'é shìfǒu zhèngquè.
Please check whether the amount is correct.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 数额
你要早点儿睡， 否 则明天起不来。
Nǐ yào zǎodiǎnr shuì, fǒuzé míngtiān qǐ bu lái.
Go to bed earlier, or you will not be able to get up tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 否则
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Words that contain 否
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Questions about 否
How is 否 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 否 (fǒu, "Not (deny - otherwise)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 否 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 否 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 否?
The dictionary page for 否 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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