坦承

tǎnchéng
verb #27,292

Meanings

  1. 1 to frankly admit
  2. 2 to confess
  3. 3 to come clean about

Examples

Tā tǎnchéng le zìjǐ de cuòwù.
He frankly admitted his mistake.
Tā tǎnchéng duì zhè jiàn shì yī wú suǒ zhī.
She admitted openly that she knew nothing about this matter.
Xiányírén zuìzhōng xiàng jǐngfāng tǎnchéng le fànzuì jīngguò.
The suspect finally confessed the details of the crime to the police.

Tips

usage
坦承 emphasizes the openness and frankness of the admission. It is more positive in connotation than 招认 (to confess under pressure) and implies the speaker's own initiative in coming forward with the truth.

Stroke Order

tǎn
chéng