admit one's mistake; acknowledge fault
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Meanings
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to admit one's mistake; to acknowledge one's fault; to apologize
formalUsed in formal, literary, or certain dialect contexts (especially Northern Chinese). Equivalent to "认错" but often implies a more sincere or emphatic admission of wrongdoing. The structure "认 + 不是" literally means "admit (it is) not (right)."
Shì是
nǐ你
cuò错
le了
，
kuài快
qù去
gěi给
mā妈
ma妈
rèn认
bu不
shi是
。
You're the one who's wrong, so go apologize to Mom right now.
Tā他
tài态
du度
chéng诚
kěn恳
，
dāng当
zhòng众
xiàng向
tā她
rèn认
bu不
shi是
。
He was sincere in his attitude and apologized to her in front of everyone.
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Liǎng两
rén人
zhēng争
zhí执
bù不
xià下
，
zuì最
hòu后
hái还
shì是
tā他
xiān先
dī低
tóu头
rèn认
bu不
shi是
。
The two of them argued without resolution, but in the end he was the one to back down and apologize first.
Jì既
rán然
zhī知
dào道
cuò错
le了
，
jiù就
gāi该
zhǔ主
dòng动
rèn认
bu不
shi是
，
bù不
yào要
zhǎo找
jiè借
kǒu口
。
Since you know you're wrong, you should take the initiative to apologize instead of making excuses.