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認錯

to admit a mistake

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ren4cuo4 • rèncuò

Meaning

Primary

to admit a mistake

Alternatives

admit a mistake, to admit fault, admit fault, to acknowledge a mistake, acknowledge a mistake

Mnemonic

認錯 To admit a mistake is 認 to recognize your own 錯 mistake and accept responsibility for it.

Usage

他 終於 向 老師 認錯 了。

He finally admitted his mistake to the teacher.

做錯 了 就 應該 認錯。

If you do something wrong, you should admit your mistake.

你 為什麼 不肯 認錯？

Why are you unwilling to admit your mistake?