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承认

chéng rèn · cheng ren

Traditional 承認

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to admit
  2. to concede
  3. to recognize
  4. recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
  5. to acknowledge
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Who broke it?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)耳机盒(ěrjīhé)坏了(huàile)，是(shì)你(nǐ)弄(nòng)的(de)吧(ba)？

    My earphone case is broken. You did it, right?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)承认(chéngrèn)！我(wǒ)没(méi)碰(pèng)过(guò)。

    I don't admit it! I never touched it.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)盒子(hézi)上(shàng)有(yǒu)你(nǐ)的(de)巧克力(qiǎokèlì)。

    But there is your chocolate on the case.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)承认(chéngrèn)，是(shì)我(wǒ)压坏(yāhuài)的(de)。

    Fine, I admit it, I crushed it.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)承认(chéngrèn)就(jiù)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)买(mǎi)新(xīn)的(de)了(le)。

    It's fine if you admit it. I already bought a new one.

  6. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)承认(chéngrèn)你(nǐ)是(shì)好(hǎo)朋友(péngyou)。

    Thanks! I admit you are a good friend.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)承(chéng)认(rèn)，我(wǒ)的(de)用(yòng)词(cí)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)直(zhí)接(jiē)。

I admit, my wording is a bit direct.

Tatoeba: Chinese by murr · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)承(chéng)认(rèn)自(zì)己(jǐ)犯(fàn)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)错(cuò)误(wù)。

He admitted that he had made a mistake.

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承
chéng

to bear; to carry

认
rèn

to recognize; to know

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