承认
chéngrèn
to admit, to acknowledge
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他终于承认了自己的错误。He finally admitted his mistake.
- 越来越多的国家承认这一事实。More and more countries acknowledge this fact.
Collocations
承认错误承认事实公开承认不得不承认
Mnemonic
承 chéng "to bear" + 认 rèn "to recognize": to acknowledge or admit (a fact, a mistake), or to recognize (a state). 认 has the speech radical 讠. Note: unlike the Korean cognate seungin "to approve", 承认 means to admit or acknowledge. Opposite of 否认 (to deny).
Related
否认认可认错默认
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