否定

fǒu dìng · fou ding

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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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.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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