否决
Old HSK 6
否决 (fǒujué) · to veto
否决 (fǒujué) means “to veto; to reject”. It is written with 2 characters: 否 (no) + 决 (to decide). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 否决 is built
The characters
否 fǒu · no
What 否 is made of
- 不bù — no
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 不 gives the meaning, 口 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
决 jué · to decide
What 决 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Example sentences
大会否决了这个计划。Dàhuì fǒujué le zhège jìhuà.The meeting rejected this plan.
他的建议被经理否决了。Tā de jiànyì bèi jīnglǐ fǒujué le.His suggestion was turned down by the manager.
Questions about 否决
What does 否决 mean?
否决 (fǒujué) means “to veto; to reject”.
How do you pronounce 否决?
否决 is pronounced fǒujué.
Which HSK level is 否决?
否决 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 否定fǒudìngto deny
- 否认fǒurènto deny
- 否则fǒuzéotherwise
- 是否shìfǒuwhether (or not)
- 能否néngfǒuwhether or not
- 坚决jiānjuéfirm
- 解决jiějuéto solve
- 决定juédìngto decide
- 决赛juésàifinals (of a competition)
- 决心juéxīndetermination
Learn 否决 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.