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否定

fǒu dìng · fou ding

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to negate
  2. to deny
  3. to reject
  4. negative (answer)
  5. negation
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Early plan

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)计划(jìhuà)是(shì)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)五点(wǔdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)！

    My new plan is to get up at five every morning!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)否定(fǒudìng)这个(zhège)计划(jìhuà)。

    I reject this plan.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)否定(fǒudìng)？

    Why reject it?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)起(qǐ)不(bù)来(lái)。

    Because you never manage to get up.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)换(huàn)一个(yīgè)：六点半(liùdiǎnbàn)。

    Then I change it to half past six.

  6. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)不(bù)否定(fǒudìng)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)得(děi)真的(zhēnde)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    This time I will not reject it, but you really have to get up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)直(zhí)接(jiē)否(fǒu)定(dìng)了(le)这(zhè)个(ge)计(jì)划(huà)。

He directly rejected this plan.

02

我(wǒ)既(jì)不(bù)能(néng)确(què)认(rèn)也(yě)不(bù)能(néng)否(fǒu)定(dìng)。

I can neither confirm nor deny that.

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否
fǒu

to negate; to deny

定
dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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