承认

• 拼音: chéng rèn
• 汉字拆解: 承 = originally depicted hands receiving something, meaning to accept; 认 = 讠(speech) + 人 (person, phonetic), meaning to recognise

含义

To admit; to acknowledge; to recognise. Accepting that something is true, often something one would prefer not to accept.

Used when someone accepts a fact, mistake, or status — often reluctantly. Can also mean official recognition, as in one country recognising another. Common in both personal conversations and formal or legal contexts.

例句

1. 他终于承认了自己的错误。
2. 她不愿意承认自己输了。
3. 你必须承认，这个方案确实比较好。

用法指南

语境: personal, legal, everyday

语气: serious

正确说法

• 犯了错就要勇敢地承认。(When you make a mistake, you should bravely admit it.)
• 他承认这件事是他做的。(He admitted that he was the one who did it.)

错误说法

• 我承认这个苹果很好吃 (For agreeing with an opinion about food, use 同意 or 觉得; 承认 implies reluctant acceptance or formal acknowledgement)

起源与历史

承 means to receive or accept; 认 means to recognise or acknowledge. Together they mean to accept and acknowledge as true.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal