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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

是否 [shìfǒu]
  1. 1. adverb
    我不知道他是否同意。
    I don't know whether he agrees or not.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

是否 [shìfǒu]
  1. 1. whether or not; whether; if
    是否符合实际
    whether or not it corresponds to reality

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

是否 [shìfǒu]
  1. 1. 是不是
    是否考虑成熟了?
    是否真有本事,要进一步考察。

Examples

此说是否正确待考。
Whether or not this is true remains to be verified.
是否可行,请斟酌。
Please consider whether or not this is feasible.
根据病情轻重决定病人是否住院。
Whether a patient is to be hospitalized depends on how serious the case is.
这计划是否可行,我心中无数。
I'm not too sure whether the plan will work.
雍正是否被刺身亡至今仍是一个历史的谜案。
It remains a historic mystery whether Emperor Yongzheng was murdered.
物体是否运动是相对于参考系而言的。
Whether an object is moving or not depends on its reference system.
这次科学考察团的任务就是探测沙地下是否有石油。
The task of this scientific group is to explore whether there is oil under the ground.
证人是否出咶作证对于案件的审理有很大影响。
Whether the witness appears to testify is of great influence to the trial.
演出之前,他检查笛膜是否贴好。
He checked whether the flute diaphragm fit well before the performance.

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