承认

承認

chéngrèn

verb HSK 4 #873

Meanings

承 is to accept, 认 is to recognize — to acknowledge something as true.

他承认了自己的错误。

Tā chéngrèn le zìjǐ de cuòwù.

He admitted his mistake.

你必须承认这个事实。

Nǐ bìxū chéngrèn zhège shìshí.

You must acknowledge this fact.

很多国家承认了这个新政府。

Hěnduō guójiā chéngrèn le zhège xīn zhèngfǔ.

Many countries recognized the new government.

usage

承认 can mean both personal admission (admit a mistake) and official recognition (recognize a government/degree).

承 chéng

认 rèn