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to deny

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fou3ren4 • fǒurèn

Meaning


Primary

to deny

Alternatives

deny, denies, denied, denying

Mnemonic


否认 To deny something is 否 to negate it rather than 认 recognize it as true.

Usage


他 否认 自己 说过 这 种 话。

He denied having said anything like that.

你 为什么 一直 否认 这 件 事?

Why do you keep denying this?

没有人 能 否认 她 的 努力。

No one can deny her hard work.

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