(chéng rèn) - to admit, to acknowledge in Mandarin
chéngrènTraditional: 承认
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Translation
to admit, to acknowledge
Word origin
A two-character word: 承 'to receive, to bear' plus 认 'to recognise, to admit' (the simplified speech radical 讠with 人 rén as phonetic). Together 承认 means to admit or acknowledge.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 承 (bear) + 认 (讠speech + 人 rén phonetic)
Stroke order
承
认
Examples
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I admit I was wrong.
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He is unwilling to admit the truth.
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Please acknowledge your mistake.
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He refuses to admit his mistake.
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I admit you have a point.
承认 (chéng rèn) means to admit or to acknowledge.
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