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认得

rèn de · ren de

Traditional 認得

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to recognize
  2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it
  3. to know
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Waving for a taxi

  1. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)人(rén)在(zài)向(xiàng)我们(wǒmen)挥手(huīshǒu)，你(nǐ)认得(rènde)他(tā)吗(ma)？

    That person is waving at us. Do you know him?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)认得(rènde)，你(nǐ)认得(rènde)吗(ma)？

    I don't recognize him. Do you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)认得(rènde)。

    I don't either.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)挥手(huīshǒu)吧(ba)。

    Then let's wave back.

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)在(zài)拦(lán)出租车(chūzūchē)，不是(bùshì)在(zài)叫(jiào)我们(wǒmen)。

    He is hailing a taxi, not calling us.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

房(fáng)子(zi)里(lǐ)面(miàn)的(de)人(rén)我(wǒ)一(yí)个(gè)也(yě)不(bú)认(rèn)得(de)。

I didn't recognize anyone in the room.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

过(guò)了(le)这(zhè)么(me)多(duō)年(nián)，不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)她(tā)还(hái)认(rèn)得(de)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

I wonder if she'll recognize me after all these years?

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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认
rèn

to recognize; to know

得
dé

to obtain; to get

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