与否

與否

yǔfǒu

phrase HSK 7-9 #7,062

Meanings

1 whether or not
2 or not

Characters

not; whether or not

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

Examples

成功与否取决于你的努力。

Chénggōng yǔfǒu qǔjué yú nǐ de nǔlì.

Whether or not you succeed depends on your effort.

不管他同意与否，我们都要这样做。

Bùguǎn tā tóngyì yǔfǒu, wǒmen dōu yào zhèyàng zuò.

Regardless of whether he agrees or not, we must do this.

这个方案可行与否还需要讨论。

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 ...不... patterns like 成不成功.

Stroke Order

与 yǔ

否 fǒu