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Whether (or not) in Chinese: 是否 (shì fǒu)

shì fǒu

whether (or not)

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1whether (or not)
  2. 2if
  3. 3is or isn't

Stroke order

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄈㄡˇ

fǒu

ㄈ/ fㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他问我是否很忙？

    tā wèn wǒ shì fǒu hěn máng？

    He asked me if I was busy.

  • 你是否同意手术？

    nǐ shì fǒu tóng yì shǒu shù？

    Do you give your consent to the operation?

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Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

但是

dàn shì

but

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

总是

zǒng shì

always

否则

fǒu zé

otherwise

可是

kě shì

but

于是

yú shì

thereupon

凡是

fán shì

each and every

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate

否认

fǒu rèn

to declare to be untrue

要是

yào shi

(coll.) if

老是

lǎo shi

always

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