认[rèn]

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1. recognize; know; make out; identify

♦ ~笔迹 try to recognize handwriting

♦ 自己的东西, 自己来~。 Come and pick out your own things.

♦ 他的字真难~。 His handwriting is barely legible. or His handwriting is hard to read.

2. enter into a certain relationship with; adopt

♦ ~师傅 apprentice oneself to sb.

♦ ~她作闺女 adopt her as a daughter

3. admit; recognize; own

♦ ~个不是 offer an apology ; apologize

4. undertake to do sth.

♦ ~捐五十元 undertake to contribute 50 yuan; subscribe 50 yuan

♦ ~公债 subscribe for (government) bonds

5. (followed by 了) accept as unavoidable; resign oneself to

♦ 这东西一定得买, 价钱贵一点我也~了。 I simply must buy it, even if I have to pay a little more for it.

♦ 这事是我吃亏, 但我也~了。 I've resigned myself to losing out this time.