认 rèn in a sentence
Recognize (know - identify - admit - acknowledge - accept)
认 (rèn) means Recognize (know - identify - admit - acknowledge - accept). Below are 24 of the 66 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他永远那么 认 真。
Tā yǒngyuǎn nàme rènzhēn.
He is forever so conscientious.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 永远
他对待工作很 认 真。
Tā duìdài gōngzuò hěn rènzhēn.
He treats his work very seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 对待
他否 认 做过这件事。
Tā fǒurèn zuò guo zhè jiàn shì.
He denied having done this.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 否认
能 认 识你我很幸运。
Néng rènshi nǐ wǒ hěn xìngyùn.
I am lucky to have met you.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 幸运
承 认 错误并不愚蠢。
Chéngrèn cuòwù bìng bù yúchǔn.
Admitting a mistake is not stupid at all.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 愚蠢
我 认 为这个办法很好。
Wǒ rènwéi zhège bànfǎ hěn hǎo.
I think this method is a good one.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 认为
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From the graded readers
李老师上课非常 认 真。
lǐ lǎoshī shàng kè fēicháng rènzhēn.
Teacher Li is extremely conscientious in class.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher
信上的字写得很大，很 认 真。
xìn shàng de / dì zì xiě dehěn dà, hěn rènzhēn.
The characters on the page were large and carefully formed.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
我 认 出了中间那个人——是我妈妈。
wǒ rènchū le / liǎo / liào zhōngjiǎn nèigè rén—— shì wǒ māma.
I recognised the one in the middle — it was my mother.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
下车的时候，我几乎 认 不出那个地方。
xià chē de / dì shíhou, wǒ jīhū rèn bùchū nèigè dìfang.
Getting off the coach, I could hardly recognise the place.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
那天我在群里看到一条消息，说我做事不 认 真。
nà / nèi tiān wǒ zài qún lǐ kàndào yī tiáo xiāoxi, shuō wǒ zuòshì bù rènzhēn.
That day I saw a message in a group chat saying I didn't take my work seriously.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我们 认 识四年了，从大学一年级开始就住在一个宿舍。
wǒmen rènshi sìnián le / liǎo / liào, cóng dàxué yī niánjí kāishǐ jiù zhù zài yīgè sùshè.
We'd known each other four years, sharing a dorm since our first year at university.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
From the travel phrasebook
有 认 证吗？
Yǒu rènzhèng ma?
Does it have certification?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
很高兴 认 识您。
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
Pleased to meet you.
Travel phrasebook · Meetings and introductions
下周我跟您确 认 。
Xià zhōu wǒ gēn nín quèrèn.
I'll confirm with you next week.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
今天很高兴 认 识您。
Jīntiān hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
It was a pleasure meeting you today.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
认 appears in 66 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 认
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Questions about 认
How is 认 used in a sentence?
This page shows 66 sentences using 认 (rèn, "Recognize (know - identify - admit - acknowledge - accept)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 认 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 认 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 认?
The dictionary page for 认 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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