# 否认 (fǒurèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 否认 (fǒurèn) means “to declare to be untrue; to deny”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to declare to be untrue; to deny
- Pinyin: fǒurèn (fou3 ren4)
- Traditional: 否認
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他否认自己犯了这个错误。
  Tā fǒurèn zìjǐ fànle zhège cuòwù.
  He denied making this mistake.

## Characters

- 否 (fǒu): to negate; to deny
- [认](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-recognize/) (rèn): to recognize; to admit

https://hanziro.com/word/fou-ren-declare-be-untrue/

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