Chinese word

否定

Pronunciation

Pinyinfǒu dìng

Meaning

  • verbreject

Example

他否定了我的提议。tā fǒu dìng le wǒ de tí yì

He rejected my proposal.

Illustration for 否定 (reject)

More examples

老师否定了这个答案。lǎo shī fǒu dìng le zhè ge dá àn

The teacher rejected this answer.

Core concept

Marks an idea, proposal, or claim as outside what the speaker accepts as valid.

Common phrases

  • 否定提议fǒu dìng tí yì

    reject a proposal

  • 否定意见fǒu dìng yì jiàn

    reject an opinion

  • 否定事实fǒu dìng shì shí

    deny a fact

Similar words

拒绝jù jué: Refuse an offer or request instead of accepting it.
反对fǎn duì: Oppose an opinion or plan by showing a lack of support.
否认fǒu rèn: Deny a reported fact or accusation by refusing to admit it is true or one's own.

Definition in Chinese

对提出的建议、指控或观点表示不接受或不承认，否认其成立或有效性。duì tí chū de jiàn yì zhǐ kòng huò guān diǎn biǎo shì bù jiē shòu huò bù chéng rèn fǒu rèn qí chéng lì huò yǒu xiào xìng

Word origin

否 (fǒu, "not") + 定 (dìng, "settle") forms a verb for treating an idea or claim as not established or acceptable.

Usage tips

  • In everyday disagreement, this verb can sound stronger than a neutral difference of opinion, so a brief reason often makes the response sound less abrupt.

Other meanings

  • negateverb
  • denyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 否定句fǒu dìng jùnegative sentencenoun
  • 否定词fǒu dìng cínegative wordnoun

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