默认

默認

mòrèn

verb #18,495

Meanings

1 to tacitly approve
2 to accept by default
3 default (setting)

Characters

to recognize; to acknowledge

Examples

HSK 3

他默认了这个安排。

Tā mòrèn le zhège ānpái.

He tacitly accepted this arrangement.

HSK 4

系统的默认语言是英文。

Xìtǒng de mòrèn yǔyán shì Yīngwén.

The system's default language is English.

Tips

usage

默认 has two distinct uses: (1) to silently agree/accept without objecting, and (2) in tech contexts, 'default' (默认设置 = default settings, 默认值 = default value). The tech meaning is a modern extension.

Stroke Order

默 mò

认 rèn