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否 - fǒu

not, no, negative; final particle

not, no, negative; final particle

How to read 否

Click 否 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinfǒu
Englishnot, no, negative; final particle
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

否则 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 否定. Please read 否决 one more time.

Common words with this character

otherwise; if not; or
to negate; to deny; to reject
to veto; to overrule
to declare to be untrue; to deny

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 否 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 否则 and 否定 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 否.