否
定

To negate in Chinese: 否定 (fǒu dìng)

fǒu dìng

to negate

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to negate
  2. 2to deny
  3. 3to reject
  4. 4negative (answer)
  5. 5negation

Stroke order

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否
定

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄡˇ

fǒu

ㄈ/ fㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄧㄥˋ

dìng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 谁也不能否定其事实。

    shuí yě bù néng fǒu dìng qí shì shí。

    No one can deny the fact.

  • 他怎么否定上帝的存在。

    tā zěn me fǒu dìng shàng dì de cún zài。

    How can he deny God's existence?

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Related words

定

dìng

to set

决定

jué dìng

to decide (to do something)

一定

yī dìng

surely

否则

fǒu zé

otherwise

规定

guī dìng

to stipulate

肯定

kěn dìng

to be certain

否认

fǒu rèn

to declare to be untrue

固定

gù dìng

to fix

确定

què dìng

definite

是否

shì fǒu

whether (or not)

稳定

wěn dìng

steady

制定

zhì dìng

to draw up

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