Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

否 [fǒu]

1. 1. verb negate; deny

   否认

   deny; repudiate

2. 2. verb [verbal] turn down

   我的建议被他否了。

   He turned down my offer.

   他的计划书被经理一句话否了。

3. 3. adverb [literary expression] nay; no

   这是妥当的办法吗? 否!

   Is that the right way to do it? No!

   你这样说合适吗? 否!

   Is it right for you to say so? No!

   篡改历史就可以让人遗忘罪恶吗？否！

   当我们的隐私权受到侵害时，沉默忍让就能解决问题吗？否！

4. 4. adverb [literary expression] used at the end of a sentence to indicate that the sentence is a question

   知其事否?

   Do you know anything about it?

   兹事体大，你考虑成熟否？

5. 5. adverb (used with 是, 能, 可, etc.) whether or not

   明日能否出发须视天气而定。

   Whether or not we can start off tomorrow will depend on the weather.

   成功与否就在此一举了。