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否认

fǒurèn

to deny

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Characters in this word

否 fǒu

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
不 no, not, un- 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 否

认 rèn

Strokes
4
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 人 man, person
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 认

Example phrases

  • 他否认了。 Tā fǒurèn le. He denied it.
  • 她否认这事。 Tā fǒurèn zhè shì. She denies this matter.
  • 别否认错误。 Bié fǒurèn cuòwù. Do not deny the mistake.

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