与否

與否
yǔfǒu
phrase HSK 7-9 #7,062

Meanings

  1. 1 whether or not
  2. 2 or not

Characters

Literally 'and not' - used to express 'whether or not'

Examples

HSK 4
Bùguǎn tā tóngyì yǔfǒu, wǒmen dōu yào zhèyàng zuò.
Regardless of whether he agrees or not, we must do this.
HSK 7-9
Chénggōng yǔfǒu qǔjué yú nǐ de nǔlì.
Whether or not you succeed depends on your effort.
HSK 7-9
Zhè ge fāng'àn kěxíng yǔfǒu hái xūyào tǎolùn.
Whether this plan is feasible still needs discussion.

Tips

grammar
与否 always comes after the verb or adjective it modifies: 成功与否 (whether [one] succeeds or not). It is a formal alternative to ...... patterns like 成不成功.

Stroke Order

fǒu