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Recognize in Chinese

to recognize · HSK 1

认识 rèn shi

  1. 认 rèn to recognize
  2. 识 shí to know

很高兴认识你。 Nice to meet you.

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How do you say recognize in Chinese?

Recognize in Chinese is 认识 (rèn shi). You can also say 认得 (rèn de), 认 (rèn), 认可 (rèn kě), 识别 (shí bié).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.