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与否

yǔfǒu

whether or not

A person weighs two roads at a fork, one red and one sandy
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否 fǒu

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
不 no, not, un- 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 否

Example phrases

  • 政策能否落地,不只取决于目标是否正确,还取决于配套资源充足与否。 Zhèngcè néngfǒu luòdì, bù zhǐ qǔjué yú mùbiāo shìfǒu zhèngquè, hái qǔjué yú pèitào zīyuán chōngzú yǔ fǒu. Whether a policy can be implemented depends not only on whether its goals are correct, but also on whether supporting resources are sufficient.
  • 项目的成败与否,取决于大家的共同努力。 Xiàngmù de chéngbài yǔfǒu, qǔjué yú dàjiā de gòngtóng nǔlì. The success or failure of a project depends on everyone's joint effort.
  • 无论下雨与否,比赛都会按时举行。 Wúlùn xiàyǔ yǔfǒu, bǐsài dū huì ànshí jǔxíng. Whether it rains or not, the match will be held on time.

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