否认 fǒurèn▶ phủ nhận

Stroke order

否认 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 否 — 7 strokes
• 认 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. to declare to be untrue
2. to deny

Related words

• 否定tiêu cực
• 承认Thừa nhận
• 确认xác nhận
• 公认Được chấp nhận
• 否决phủ quyết; từ chối; bác bỏ
• 否则nếu không thì

否认 is pronounced fǒurèn and means “phủ nhận”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 否认 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.