招供

zhāogòng

verb #6,392

Meanings

1 to confess (to a crime)
2 to own up

Characters

to confess; to recruit

confession; testimony

Examples

HSK 6

警察逼他招供。

Jǐngchá bī tā zhāogòng.

The police forced him to confess.

HSK 7-9

嫌疑人最终招供了。

Xiányírén zuìzhōng zhāogòng le.

The suspect finally confessed.

Tips

usage

招供 specifically means confessing to a crime under interrogation. Compare with 坦白 (tǎnbái), which is a more voluntary admission, and 认罪 (rènzuì), which means to plead guilty.

Stroke Order

招 zhāo

供 gōng