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否认

fǒu rèn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 否認

否认 (fǒu rèn) means "to deny (an accusation, fact)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 否认 means

1. to declare to be untrue
2. to deny

The characters in 否认

• 否fǒuto negate; to deny; not
• 认rènto recognize; to know; to admit

Example sentences

• 我无法否认。
  I can't deny it.
• 他否认鄙视了她
  Tā fǒurèn bǐshì le tā
  He denied he despised her.
• 他否认偷了钱。
  He denied having stolen the money.
• 她否认见过他。
  She denied having met him.
• 他否认见过他。
  He denies having met him.
• 没人会否认的。
  No one would deny that.

Words containing 否认

• 矢口否认shǐ kǒu fǒu rènto deny flatly

Where 否认 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Argumentation, Debate & Criticism (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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