diff --git a/C++/generateparenthesis.cpp b/C++/generateparenthesis.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a648b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/C++/generateparenthesis.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+void solve(string s, int open, int close, vector<string>&res){
+        if (open==0 and close==0){
+            res.push_back(s);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (open>0){
+            solve(s+"(", open-1, close, res);
+        }
+        if (open < close){
+            solve(s+")", open, close-1, res);
+        }
+}
+
+int main(){
+  //n denotes the number of opening and closing parenthesis
+  int n=0;
+  cin >> n;
+  
+  vector<string> res;
+  solve("", n, n, res);
+  
+  for (auto it: res){
+    cout << it << endl;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}