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whether or not

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shi4fou3 • shìfǒu

Meaning


Primary

whether or not

Alternatives

whether

Mnemonic


To determine 是否 whether or not something is true, you must equally consider that it 是 be, or the 否 negation that it is not true.

Usage


他 是否 能 來, 還 不 一定。

Whether or not he can come, is still not certain.

是否 符合 實際

whether or not it conforms to reality