Chinese Conversation · Level 59
90 words
Chinese word
否认
Pronunciation
Pinyinfǒu rèn
Meaning
- verbdeny
Example
他否认了所有指控。tā fǒu rèn le suó yǒu zhǐ kòng
He denied all the accusations.
More examples
他当众否认了自己的错误。tā dāng zhòng fǒu rèn le zì jǐ de cuò wù
He publicly denied his mistake.
Core concept
Withhold acceptance from a statement or fact and treat it as untrue or unfounded.
Common phrases
否认错误fǒu rèn cuò wù
deny a mistake
否认责任fǒu rèn zé rèn
deny responsibility
否认事实fǒu rèn shì shí
deny the facts
Similar words
否定fǒu dìng: To reject an opinion or fact as correct or valid.
反驳fǎn bó: To show with reasons or evidence that another person's statement is wrong.
Definition in Chinese
用言语或行为表示某个陈述、指控或事实不属实、不成立。yòng yán yǔ huò xíng wéi biǎo shì mǒu gè chén shù zhǐ kòng huò shì shí bù shǔ shí bù chéng lì
Word origin
The compound 否认 (fǒurèn, "deny") joins 否 (fǒu, "no; deny") with 认 (rèn, "recognize; acknowledge"), giving a clear image of not acknowledging something.
Usage tips
- In reports and conversation, the verb commonly takes a claim, accusation, or statement as its object, so it usually concerns a proposition rather than a person.
Other meanings
- disavowverb
- negateverb
Opposites
- 承认chéng rènadmitverb