否认
fǒurèn
to deny
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他坚决否认自己说过这句话。He firmly denied having said this.
- 我们不能否认他的努力。We cannot deny his efforts.
Collocations
坚决否认矢口否认否认事实不可否认
Mnemonic
否 fǒu "not" + 认 rèn "to acknowledge": not to acknowledge, i.e. to deny. 认 has the speech radical 讠. 矢口否认 = to flatly deny. The exact opposite of 承认 (to admit).
Related
承认否定抵赖拒绝
Quick check
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