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title: "Fouding Meaning: 否定 (fǒudìng) Means “to negate”"
description: "否定 (fǒudìng) means “to negate; to deny; negative”. Hear its tones, see what 否 and 定 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fouding"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 否定 mean?

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否定 fǒudìng

## to negate; to deny; negative

## Its characters

1. 否 fǒu to deny
2. 定 dìng to fix

## In a sentence

他否定了我的想法。 He rejected my idea.

[More about 否定](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%A6%E5%AE%9A)

## More words with 否 or 定

- [安定 āndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anding)
- [必定 bìdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biding)
- [不定 bùdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buding)
- [裁定 cáidìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caiding)
- [奠定 diàndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianding)
- [定价 dìngjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjia)
- [定金 dìngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjin)
- [定居 dìngjū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingju)
- [定期 dìngqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingqi)
- [定时 dìngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingshi)

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