承认 (chéng rèn) — to admit, to acknowledge (a mistake, a fact, the truth); to recognize (a country, government, or artistic achievement)
Definition
承认 means 'to admit/acknowledge' a fact or mistake, or 'to recognize' a government diplomatically. It implies conceding something true — stronger than 接受 (accepting an offer); for 'recognize/approve' an achievement, 认可 is more common.
verb
to admitto acknowledge (a mistake, a fact, the truth)to recognize (a country, government, or artistic achievement)
Examples
- 承认。Tā chéng rèn le zì jǐ de cuò wù.He admitted his own mistake.
- 承认。Xǔ duō guó jiā chéng rèn le zhè ge xīn zhèng fǔ.Many countries recognized this new government.
- 承认。Tā chéng rèn tā bù xǐ huan zhè zhǒng shí wù.She acknowledged that she doesn't like this kind of food.
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