供认 (gòng rèn) — (v.) to confess (to a crime), to own up (in a legal context)
Definition
供认 is a formal/legal verb meaning 'to confess' to a crime in court or to investigators. It is restricted to admitting wrongdoing, unlike general 承认 which covers admitting any fact or acknowledging a fact.
verb
(v.) to confess (to a crime)to own up (in a legal context)
Examples
- 供认。Tā zuì zhōng gòng rèn le zì jǐ fàn xià de zuì xíng.He finally confessed to the crime he committed.
- ，供认。Zài fǎ tíng shàng, tā gòng rèn le suǒ yǒu zhǐ kòng.In court, he confessed to all the charges.
- 供认。Tā gòng rèn zì jǐ cān yù le nà qǐ dào qiè àn.She confessed to participating in that theft case.
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