Verbto deny; repudiate

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 否认.
否 stroke order svg
认 stroke order svg

Practice writing 否认 (fǒu rèn) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

否认 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 否认 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 否认 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith无法
fǒu
rèn
neutral
cannot deny
Verb + Objectwith事实
fǒu
rèn
shì
shí
neutral
deny the facts
Adverb + Verb
gōng
kāi
fǒu
rèn
formal
publicly deny
jiān
jué
fǒu
rèn
formal
firmly deny

Example Sentences with 否认

fǒu
rèn
le
zhè
jiàn
shì
He denied this matter.
miàn
duì
méi
de
zhuī
wèn
yán
rén
duàn
rán
fǒu
rèn
le
gōng
jiāng
chǎn
de
chuán
wén
Facing the media's questioning, the spokesperson flatly denied the rumor that the company was about to go bankrupt.
nán
dào
néng
fǒu
rèn
zhè
ge
xiàng
chéng
gōng
hěn
chéng
shàng
guī
gōng
de
ma
Can you really deny that the success of this project is largely due to his efforts?
fǒu
rèn
zhī
dào
zhè
ge
She denied knowing this secret.
jǐn
méi
yǒu
dào
qiàn
fǎn
ér
shǐ
kǒu
fǒu
rèn
céng
shuō
guò
rèn
mào
fàn
xìng
de
huà
Not only did he not apologize, but he also flatly denied ever having said anything offensive.
jǐn
guǎn
jiān
kòng
xiàng
qīng
jiàn
xián
rén
rán
quán
pán
fǒu
rèn
dào
guò
àn
xiàn
chǎng
Despite the clear surveillance footage, the suspect still completely denied having been at the crime scene.
jǐn
guǎn
zhèng
què
záo
réng
rán
jiān
jué
fǒu
rèn
suǒ
yǒu
zhǐ
kòng
Despite conclusive evidence, he still firmly denied all accusations.
zài
péng
yǒu
huì
shàng
xiào
zhe
fǒu
rèn
le
guān
jiāng
jié
hūn
de
cāi
At the friend gathering, he smiled and denied the speculation that he was about to get married.