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The Chinese word shifou - 是否 - shìfǒu
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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
shìfǒu
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English translations
whether,
if, whether or not
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shìfǒu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 是否 ( shifou / shìfǒu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing gaosu wo ni shifou tongyi.
Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ shìfǒu tóngyì.– English translation: Please tell me whether you agree.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to be | negate
是否 ( shifou / shìfǒu ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 693)
是否 ( shifou / shìfǒu ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 693)
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