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HSK
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deny

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fou3ding4 fǒudìng

Meaning


Primary

deny

Alternatives

to deny, negate, to negate

Mnemonic


To 否定 deny something is to 否 negate its truth and have that as your 定 set view on the matter.

Usage


你 不 能 否定 他 的 話。

You can't deny what he said.

我 不 想 否定 你們 的 成績。

I don't want to deny your achievements.