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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

承认 [chéngrèn]
  1. 1. verb [认可] acknowledge
  2. 2. verb [政权] recognize

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

承认 [chéngrèn]
  1. 1. admit; acknowledge; recognize;accept; concede; confess; allow;own up to
    大家都承认这个规划还很不完善。
    Everybody agreed that the plan was far from perfect.
    承认错误
    admit one's mistake; acknowledge one's fault
  2. 2. give diplomatic recognition; recognize
    承认中华人民共和国政府为中国的惟一合法政府
    recognize the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China
  3. 3. acknowledgement; admission

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

承认 [chéngrèn]
  1. 1. 对实际存在的事物表示肯定或认可
    承认自己有过错
  2. 2. 国际上指肯定新国家、新政权的合法地位
    我国已承认这个新独立国家

Examples

被迫承认错误
be forced to admit one's mistakes
大家都承认这个规划还很不完善。
Everybody agreed that the plan was far from perfect.
他自己错了不承认,反而倒打一耙。
So far from admitting his own mistake, he falsely accused his critic.
她干脆不承认有这回事。
She simply denied that such a thing had ever happened.
给予正式承认
give official recognition to
承认既成事实
accept a fait accompli
他不但不承认错误,反而替自己抹粉。
He not only refused to admit his mistake but even tried to whitewash himself.
在确证面前他不得不承认自己的罪行。
When confronted with conclusive evidence, he had to admit his guilt.

Collocations

勇于承认
admit bravely
承认错误
admit one's mistake
承认主权国家
recognize sovereign states
国际承认
international recognition
坦然承认
admit calmly

Word Decomposition


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