未置可否 wèizhìkěfǒu to decline to comment Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 未 wèi adverb not (bound form) not; expresses a polite or formal negation similar to 不 bù置 zhì verb to put to place; to put down; to set aside; to put in a particular position可否 kěfǒu approval or disapproval (literary) an affirmative or negative comment; an indication of whether something is permitted