否 fǒu

1. fǒu adverb to negate; to deny
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 否 is a function word in both modern and literary Chinese. In Literary Chinese it is often used when the verb it negates is omitted, especially in reply to a question. For example, ...則王許之乎？」曰：「否。」 '... would your Majesty allow what he said?' 'No,' was the answer,'' (Meng 1A/7, trans James Legge) It is also used in positive; negative alternative questions (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 103). For example, 如此，則動心否乎？'In such a position would your mind be perturbed or not?' (Meng 1A/7, trans James Legge; Guoyu '否' adv; Unihan '否')
2. fǒu particle or else
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: As in 否则 (Guoyu '否' particle 1)
3. fǒu particle or not
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: At the end of a sentence to form a question (Guoyu '否' particle 2; Unihan '否')
4. pǐ proper noun Pi
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Name of a 卦 hexagram in the Yijing (Guoyu '否' n 1)
5. pǐ noun evil
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 恶 (Guoyu '否' n 2)
6. pǐ adjective bad
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 不好 (Guoyu '否' adj)
7. pǐ verb to denounce
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '否' v)

Contained in

• 否有效 inefficient
• 否则(否則) if not; otherwise; else; or else
• 否极泰来(否極泰來) extreme sorrow turns to joy
• 不置可否 decline to comment; not express an opinion; be noncommittal; hedge
• 会否(會否) can or cannot; is it possible?
• 未置可否 to refuse to comment
• 能否 whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?
• 臧否人物 [he] is a bad person
• 矢口否认(矢口否認) to deny flatly
• 可否 is it possible or not?
• 否决(否決) to veto; to overrule
• 是否 whether (or not); is or isn't ; isn't that right?
• 陟罚臧否(陟罰臧否) promotions and demotions, favor and disgrace
• 否认(否認) to deny
• 否定 to negate
• 否决票(否決票) veto
• 否决权(否決權) veto power
• 假否定句 false negative
• 否定句 negative sentence
• 真否定句 true negative (TN)
• 与否(與否) whether or not

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 36
• 卷二十三 Scroll 23 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 11
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 11
• 第一 律曆上 律準 候氣 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part One Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 10
• 否 Pi Book of Changes 易經 — count: 9
• 《萬章章句上》 Commentary on Wan Zhang I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 8
• 卷一百六十 志第一百十三 選舉六 Volume 160 Treatises 113: Selection and appointment of Officials 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 8
• 卷六十七 黨錮列傳 Volume 67: Biographies of Partisan Prohibitions Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 8
• 萬章上 Wan Zhang I Mencius 孟子 — count: 8
• 卷三十七 Scroll 37 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7