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  • 1

    v.(as opposed to "affirm" or "uphold") negate; deny; deny the existence or truth of something

    • nǐ bù kě yǐ fǒu dìng tā de huà shì hé hū shì shí de

      可以否定合乎事实

      You cannot deny the truth of his statement.

    • shuí rú guǒ fǒu dìng zhè yī diǎn jiù bù shì yī gè wéi wù zhǔ yì zhě

      如果否定唯物主义

      Whoever denies this is not a materialist.

    • shì shí fǒu dìng le tā de kàn fǎ

      事实否定看法

      Facts have refuted his views.

  • 2

    n.negation

    • fǒu dìng zhī fǒu dìng

      否定否定

      the negation of negation

    • zhè zhǒng zhì dù shì duì mín zhǔ de fǒu dìng

      制度民主否定

      This political system was the negation of democracy.

    • nǐ zhī dào fǒu dìng dìng lǜ ma

      知道否定定律

      Do you know the law of negation?

  • 3

    adj.(as opposed to "affirmative" or "in favor of") negative; contrary; showing disapproval

    • tā duì jì huà cǎi qǔ fǒu dìng de tài du

      计划采取否定态度

      She took a negative attitude towards the plan.

    • yòng liǎng zhī shuǐ cǎi bǐ fēn bié zài biǎo shì kěn dìng hé fǒu dìng yì yì de cí xià miàn huà xiàn

      水彩分别表示肯定否定意义下面画线

      Take two coloured pens and underline the positive and negative words.

    • zhè dào pàn duàn tí de dá àn shì fǒu dìng de

      判断答案否定

      The answer to this judgment question is no.