承认 (承認)
chéng rèn
Pinyin

Definition

承认 (承認)
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chéng rèn
  1. to admit
  2. to concede
  3. to recognize
  4. recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
  5. to acknowledge

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

承受
chéng shòu
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to inherit
承担
chéng dān
  1. 1 to undertake
  2. 2 to assume (responsibility etc)
承认
chéng rèn
  1. 1 to admit
  2. 2 to concede
  3. 3 to recognize
  4. 4 recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
  5. 5 to acknowledge
承诺
chéng nuò
  1. 1 to promise
  2. 2 to undertake to do something
  3. 3 commitment
传承
chuán chéng
  1. 1 to pass on (to future generations)
  2. 2 passed on (from former times)
  3. 3 a continued tradition
  4. 4 an inheritance

Idioms (6)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
  1. 1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
  2. 2 the Divine Right of kings
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
  1. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一点也没错，超做作。不过不得不承认他去年勤于健身，你看看他现在满身肌肉，身材好得一塌糊涂啊！
yīdiǎn yě méi cuò ，chāo zuòzuò 。bùguò bùdébù chéngrèn tā qùnián qínyú jiànshēn ，nǐ kàn kan tā xiànzài mǎnshēn jīròu ，shēncái hǎo de yītāhútu ā ！
You're right! How pretentious. But you have to admit that last year he's worked really hard on his body. See how he's so muscly all over now, and his body is so banging it blows your mind!
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死鸭子嘴硬”表示一个人很固执。大家都觉得他是错的，他却不承认自己是错的。
sǐyāzizuǐyìng ”biǎoshì yī ge rén hěn gùzhí 。dàjiā dōu juéde tā shì cuò de ，tā què bù chéngrèn zìjǐ shì cuò de 。
“A dead duck’s mouth is hard.” means the person is stubborn to a fault. Everyone thinks he is wrong, but he doesn’t admit it.
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你不要死鸭子嘴硬了，说谎了还不承认。
nǐ bùyào sǐyāzizuǐyìng le ，shuōhuǎng le hái bù chéngrèn 。
Stop being as stubborn as a mule. You lied and denied your mistake.
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我不是很确定。我承认我有时候花钱是不太节制,但是这些数字也太...
wǒ bùshì hěn quèdìng 。wǒ chéngrèn wǒ yǒushíhou huāqián shì bùtài jiézhì ,dànshì zhèxiē shùzì yě tài ...
I'm not very sure. I acknowledge that sometimes I'm not so careful about spending money, but these figures are a little too...
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我猜你妈不会承认。
wǒ cāi nǐ mā bùhuì chéngrèn 。
I'm guessing your mum won't admit to anything.
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要是他不承认,你还是得想个办法付清这张账单吧?
yàoshì tā bù chéngrèn ,nǐ háishì dě xiǎng gè bànfǎ fùqīng zhè zhāng zhàngdān ba ?
If she doesn't admit to it, do you still have to think of some way of paying off the bill?
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你说的没有错，但每种沟通方式本来就都有它的好坏优劣，你还是得承认现代通讯软件让我们跨越了很多往常的时空限制。
nǐshuōde méiyǒu cuò ，dàn měi zhǒng gōutōng fāngshì běnlái jiù dōu yǒu tā de hǎohuài yōuliè ，nǐ háishì děi chéngrèn xiàndài tōngxùn ruǎnjiàn ràng wǒmen kuàyuè le hěn duō wǎngcháng de shíkōng xiànzhì 。
You're correct, but every method of communication has its advantages and disadvantages. You still have to admit that modern communication software allows us to overcome previous temporal and physical limitations.
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我亲眼看到你往旁边看别人的答案了！还不承认？
wǒ qīnyǎn kàn dào nǐ wǎng pángbiān kàn biérén de dá àn le ！hái bù chéngrèn ？
A: I saw you looking at other people's answers with my own eyes! You're still denying it?
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我没做的事情，我为什么要承认？
wǒ méi zuò de shìqing ，wǒ wèishénme yào chéngrèn ？
B: Why should I own up to something I haven't done?
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干嘛不承认失言啊？还开记者会，道歉就对了啦！
gànmá bù chéngrèn shīyán ā ？hái kāi jìzhěhuì ，dàoqiàn jiù duì le la ！
Why doesn't he just admit he made a gaffe? Given that he went to all the bother of holding a press conference, he should just apologize!
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