先肯定后否定，一正一反，就分外有力量。

First acknowledge, then deny – one for and one against – and then you are in a powerful position.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
=1 先 xiǎn only used in 先馬／先马
2 肯定 kěndìng
  1. to be certain; to be positive
  2. assuredly; definitely
  3. to give recognition; to affirm
  4. affirmative (answer)
=3 后 Hòu surname Hou
=3 后 hòu
  1. empress
  2. queen
  3. (archaic) monarch
  4. ruler
=3 后 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-
4 否定 fǒudìng
  1. to negate
  2. to deny
  3. to reject
  4. negative (answer)
  5. negation
5 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=6 正 zhēng first month of the lunar year
=6 正 zhèng
  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
7 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=8 反 fǎn
  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. to reverse
  5. to return
  6. to oppose
  7. opposite
  8. against
  9. anti-
  10. to rebel
  11. to use analogy
  12. instead
  13. abbr. for 反切 fǎnqiè phonetic system
=8 反 fàn
  1. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note fa (4).
  2. Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note fa (4).
  3. alternative form of 販 /贩 (fàn)
  4. used in 反反
9 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 著 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
10 分外 fènwài
  1. exceptionally
  2. not one's responsibility or job
11 有力 yǒulì
  1. powerful
  2. forceful
  3. vigorous
=12 量 liáng to measure
=12 量 liàng
  1. capacity
  2. quantity
  3. amount
  4. to estimate
  5. abbr. for 量詞 liàngcí, classifier (in Chinese grammar)
  6. measure word