人
man; person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
亻
'person' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
任
to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for the number of terms served in office, post, or rank
壬
ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; ninth in order; letter 'I' or roman 'IX' in list 'A, B, C', or 'I, II, III' etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 345°; nona
忍
to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
纫
to string; to thread (needle)
纴
to weave; to lay warp for weaving; silk thread for weaving; variant of 紉|纫, to sew; to stitch; thread
絍
to weave; to lay warp for weaving; variant of 紝|纴[ren4], silk thread for weaving
肕
old variant of 韌|韧[ren4]
腍
be satiated; cooked; good-tasting
荏
beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens); soft; weak
衽
(literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel; sleeping mat
讱
(literary) slow in speech
认
to recognize; to know; to admit
韧
old variant of 韌|韧[ren4]
韧
annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious
饪
cooked food; to cook (until ready)
人丁
number of people in a family; population; (old) adult males; male servants
人不可貌相
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom); you can't judge a book by its cover; often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人不为己,天诛地灭
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
人不知鬼不觉
in absolute secrecy
人世
the world; this world; the world of the living
人中
philtrum; infranasal depression; the 'human center' acupuncture point
人中龙凤
a giant among men (idiom)
人之初,性本善
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature; the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1]
人之将死,其言也善
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
人之常情
human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural
人事
personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life
人事不知
to have lost consciousness
人事处
human resources department
人事部
personnel office; human resources (HR)
人云亦云
to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd
人五人六
to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
人人有责
it is everyone's duty
人人网
Renren (Chinese social networking website)
人仰马翻
to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom); in a pitiful state; in a complete mess; to roll (with laughter)
人位相宜
to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人来疯
to get hyped up in front of an audience; (of children) to play up in front of guests
人保
personal guarantee; to sign as guarantor
人杰
outstanding talent; wise and able person; illustrious individual
人杰地灵
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人传人
transmitted person-to-person
人去楼空
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom); the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind; the place is deserted; the birds have flown
人口统计学
population studies; population statistics
人口贩运
trafficking in persons; human trafficking
人各有所好
everyone has their likes and dislikes; there is no accounting for taste; chacun son goût
人命
human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]
人命关天
human life is beyond value (idiom)
人品
moral standing; moral quality; character; personality; appearance; looks (colloquial); bearing
人员
staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4]
人喊马嘶
lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom); fig. tumultuous; hubbub
人困马乏
riders tired and horses weary; worn out; exhausted; spent; fatigued
人在江湖,身不由己
you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
人士
person; figure; public figure
人寿年丰
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society; prosperity
人外有人,天外有天
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人多势众
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength; There is safety in numbers.
人大
(Chinese) National People's Congress; abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quan2 guo2 Ren2 min2 Dai4 biao3 Da4 hui4]
人妖
transvestite; transsexual; ladyboy
人字拖
flip-flops; abbr. for 人字拖鞋[ren2 zi4 tuo1 xie2]
人字拖鞋
flip-flops; flip-flop sandals; thongs; see also 人字拖[ren2 zi4 tuo1]
人字洞
Renzidong palaeolithic archaeological site at Fanchang 繁昌[Fan2 chang1], Anhui
人定
middle of the night; the dead of night
人定胜天
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
人家
household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]
人家
other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as 'one' or 'people')
人尖儿
outstanding individual; person of great ability
人山人海
multitude; vast crowd
人工
artificial; manpower; manual work
人工受孕
artificial insemination
人工呼吸
artificial respiration (medicine)
人工授精
artificial insemination
人工智慧
artificial intelligence
人工智能
artificial intelligence (AI)
人工河
canal; man-made waterway
人形
human shape; in human form; of human appearance; doll; puppet
人往高处爬,水往低处流
see 人往高處走,水往低處流|人往高处走,水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]
人往高处走,水往低处流
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress
人心
popular feeling; the will of the people
人心不古
the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心所向
that which is yearned for by the public
人心果
sapodilla, a tropical fruit bearing tree
人心隔肚皮
there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人怕出名猪怕壮
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fig. fame has its price
人怕出名猪怕肥
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fig. fame has its price
人性
human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
人情
human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
人情世故
worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world
人情味
human warmth; friendliness; human touch
人情味儿
erhua variant of 人情味[ren2 qing2 wei4]
人所共知
something that everybody knows
人手
manpower; staff; human hand
人才
talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
人才流失
brain drain; outflow of talent
人才济济
a galaxy of talent (idiom); a great number of competent people
人文
humanities; human affairs; culture
人文景观
place of cultural interest
人文社会学科
humanities and social sciences
人文社科
(abbr.) humanities and social sciences
人是铁饭是钢
one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom); an empty sack cannot stand upright
人有三急
(jocularly) to need to answer the call of nature
人有失手,马有失蹄
lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom); fig. everyone makes mistakes; even the best fall down sometimes
人材
variant of 人才[ren2 cai2]
人格
personality; integrity; dignity
人格化
to personalize; anthropomorphism
人格神
personal God; anthropomorphic God
人格魅力
personal charm; charisma
人模狗样
(idiom) to pose; to put on airs
人机工程
ergonomics; man-machine engineering
人权法
Human Rights law (Hong Kong)
人权观察
Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization
人权斗士
a human rights activist; a fighter for human rights
人次
person-times; visits; classifier for number of people participating
人比人,气死人
constantly comparing oneself to others will only make one angry (proverb)
人氏
native; person from a particular place
人民
the people; CL:個|个[ge4]
人民代表
deputy to People's Congress
人民内部矛盾
internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)
人民公敌
the enemy of the people; the class enemy (Marxism)
人民公社化
collectivization of agriculture (disastrous policy of communist Russia around 1930 and China in the 1950s)
人民利益
interests of the people
人民基本权利
fundamental civil rights
人民大会堂
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
人民币
Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY)
人民币元
Renminbi Yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit
人民广场
People's Square, Shanghai
人民日报
People's Daily (PRC newspaper)
人民民主专政
people's democratic dictatorship
人民法院
people's court (of law); people's tribunal
人民网
online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 Ri4 bao4]
人民联盟党
People's alliance party; Bengali Awami league
人民英雄纪念碑
Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square
人民行动党
People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore)
人民解放军
People's Liberation Army
人民警察
civil police; PRC police
人民银行
People's Bank of China
人民党
People's party (of various countries)
人气
popularity; personality; character
人流
stream of people; abortion; abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[ren2 gong1 liu2 chan3]
人流手术
an abortion; abbr. of 人工流產手術|人工流产手术
人浮于事
more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
人海
a multitude; a sea of people
人满为患
packed with people; overcrowded; overpopulation
人为
artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom); fig. to be at sb's mercy
人为土
Anthrosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
人为财死,鸟为食亡
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom); fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
人无完人
nobody is perfect; everyone has their defect
人无远虑,必有近忧
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
人烟
sign of human habitation
人烟稀少
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
人物
person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4]
人犯
criminal; culprit; suspect (old)
人琴俱亡
person and lute have both vanished (idiom); death of a close friend
人生
life (one's time on earth)
人生一世,草木一春
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
life has its ups and downs (idiom)
人生短暂,学术无涯
Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis
人生路不熟
everything is unfamiliar
人尽其才
employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best
人尽其材
employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best; also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
人尽皆知
see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1]
人相学
physiognomy (judgment of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)
人社部
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (PRC); abbr. for 人力資源和社會保障部|人力资源和社会保障部
人种差别
racial differences; racial discrimination
人称
person (first person, second person etc in grammar); called; known as
人穷志不穷
poor but with great ambitions (idiom); poor but principled
人穷志短
poor and with low expectations; poverty stunts ambition
人算不如天算
God's plans supersede our own; Man proposes but God disposes
人精
sophisticate; man with extensive experience; child prodigy; Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child); spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM)
人给家足
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
人缘
relations with other people
人缘儿
erhua variant of 人緣|人缘[ren2 yuan2]
人老珠黄
(of a woman) old and faded
人声鼎沸
lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom); hubbub; brouhaha
人肉
to dox; human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌, human shield)
人肉搜索
human flesh search; a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang); see 人肉搜索引擎
人肉搜索引擎
human flesh search engine; a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)
人脉
contacts; connections; network
人臣
an official (in former times)
人艰不拆
life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
人蛇集团
human smuggling syndicate; snakehead gang
人行地下通道
pedestrian underpass
人行横道线
crosswalk; pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes
人见人爱
loved by all; to have universal appeal
人言可畏
gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
人言籍籍
tongues are wagging (idiom)
人谁无过
Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
人证物证
human testimony and material evidence
人财两空
loss of life and property; to lose the beauty and her possessions
人资
abbr. of 人力資源|人力资源[ren2 li4 zi1 yuan2]
人赃俱获
(of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods; to be caught red-handed
人迹罕至
lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom); fig. off the beaten track; lonely; deserted
人身
person; personal; human body
人身事故
accident causing injury or death
人车混行
pedestrian-vehicle mixed use
人造
man-made; artificial; synthetic
人造语言
artificial language; constructed language
人道
human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the 'human way', one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
人道主义
humanism; humanitarian (aid)
人选
choice of person; candidate
人间
the human world; the earth
人间喜剧
La comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克|巴尔扎克[Ba1 er3 zha1 ke4]
人间地狱
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive; fig. having an uncomfortable time
人间天堂
heaven on Earth; nickname for the city Suzhou
人间蒸发
to vanish; to disappear from the face of the earth
人际
human relationships; interpersonal
人际关系
interpersonal relationship
人非生而知之者,孰能无惑
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
人面兽心
human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous
人头
person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
人头熟
to know a lot of people
人头蛇身
human head, snake's body; cf Nüwa 女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology
人类
humanity; human race; mankind
人类乳突病毒
human papillomavirus (HPV)
人类免疫缺陷病毒
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
人类基因组计划
Human Genome Project
人马
men and horses; troops; group of people; troop; staff; centaur
人马座
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
人马臂
Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)
人鱼
mermaid; dugong; sea cow; manatee; giant salamander
人鱼小姐
mermaid; the Little Mermaid
人龙
a queue of people; a crocodile (of school children)
仁丹
Jintan mouth refresher lozenge, produced by Morishita Jintan company from 1905
仁人君子
people of good will (idiom); charitable person
仁人志士
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
those with lofty ideals (idiom); men of vision
仁兄
(honorific written address) My dear friend
仁化
see 仁化縣|仁化县[Ren2 hua4 Xian4]
仁化县
Renhua County, Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
仁厚
kindhearted; tolerant; honest and generous
仁和
Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 shi4], south Sichuan
仁和区
Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 shi4], south Sichuan
仁和县
Renhe county in Zhejiang
仁寿
Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
仁寿县
Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
仁川
Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
仁川市
Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
仁川广域市
Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
仁布
Rinbung county, Tibetan: Rin spungs rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
仁布县
Rinbung county, Tibetan: Rin spungs rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
仁弟
(honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend
仁德
Jente township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
仁德
benevolent integrity; high mindedness
仁德乡
Jente township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
仁心仁术
benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
仁惠
benevolent; merciful; humane
仁爱
Renai or Jenai district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan; Renai or Jenai township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
仁爱
benevolence; charity; compassion
仁爱区
Jenai district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
仁爱乡
Renai or Jenai township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
仁慈
benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful
仁怀
Renhuai county level city in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou
仁怀市
Renhuai county level city in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou
仁怀县
Renhuai county in Zun'yi prefecture 遵義|遵义, Guizhou
仁政
benevolent policy; humane government
仁武
Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
仁武乡
Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
仁民爱物
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
仁波切
Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific)
仁义
benevolence and righteousness
仁义
affable and even-tempered
仁义道德
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues; mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
仁者见仁,智者见智
The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.; Different views are admissible. (idiom)
仁至义尽
extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
仁术
kindness; benevolence; to govern in humanitarian way
仁言利博
Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
任一个
any one of (a list of possibilities)
任丘市
Renqiu county level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
任事
appointment to an important post
任人
to appoint (sb to a post)
任人唯亲
to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism; corrupt appointment
任人唯贤
to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
任人宰割
to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of
任令
to allow (sth to happen)
任何
any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever
任便
as you see fit; to do as one likes
任侠
chivalrous; helping the weak for the sake of justice
任其自然
to let things take their course (idiom); to leave it to nature; laissez-faire
任务
mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
任劳任怨
to undertake a task despite criticism (idiom); to bear the burden of office willingly
任命
to appoint and nominate; (job) appointment; CL:紙|纸[zhi3]
任命状
certificate of appointment (to government office)
任城
Rencheng district of Jining city 濟寧市|济宁市, Shandong
任城区
Rencheng district of Jining city 濟寧市|济宁市, Shandong
任安
Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿
任性
willful; headstrong; unruly
任情
to let oneself go; to do as much as one pleases
任意
arbitrary; at will; at random
任凭
no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
任所
one's office; place where one holds a post
任教
to teach; to coach; to work as teacher
任由
to let (sb do sth); to allow
任县
Ren county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
任职
to hold an office or post
任职期间
term of office; while holding a post
任听
to allow (sb to act arbitrarily); to let sb have his head
任课
to give classes; to work as teacher
任贤使能
to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
任达华
Simon Yam Tat-Wah (1955-), Hong Kong actor and film producer
任选
to choose arbitrarily; to take whichever one fancies
任重道远
a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
任随
to allow (sb to have his head); to let things happen
壬午
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
壬子
forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032
壬寅
thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
壬戌
fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
壬申
ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052
壬辰
twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
壬辰倭乱
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
忍不住
cannot help; unable to bear
忍俊不禁
cannot help laughing; unable to restrain a smile
忍冬
honeysuckle; Lonicera japonica
忍垢偷生
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍得住
to refrain; to be able to endure it
忍心
to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task
忍气吞声
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it
忍无可忍
more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience; the last straw
忍痛
to suffer; fig. reluctantly
忍痛割爱
to resign oneself to part with what one treasures
忍者神龟
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc
忍者龟
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Tw); see 忍者神龜|忍者神龟[Ren3 zhe3 Shen2 gui1]
忍耐
to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance
忍让
to exercise forbearance; patient and accommodating
忍辱偷生
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍辱含垢
to eat humble pie; to accept humiliation; to turn the other cheek
忍辱求全
to endure humiliation to preserve unity
忍辱负重
to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
恁般
(old) this way; this much
荏苒
(literary) (of time) to slip away
认人
to recognize people (of babies); to be able to tell people apart
认人儿
erhua variant of 認人|认人[ren4 ren2]
认作
to regard as; to view; to consider sth as; to treat as
认出
recognition; to recognize
认可
to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK
认同
to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with
认命
to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth
认字
literate; knowing how to read
认定
to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
认床
to have difficulties sleeping in a bed other than one's own
认得
to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
认明
to identify; to authenticate
认死理
obstinate; opinionated
认死理儿
erhua variant of 認死理|认死理[ren4 si3 li3]
认清
to see clearly; to recognize; to realize
认准
to identify clearly; to make sure of; to believe firmly
认为
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认真
conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
认知
cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize
认知心理学
cognitive psychology
认知神经心理学
cognitive neuropsychology
认缴资本
subscribed capital (finance)
认罪
to admit guilt; to plead guilty
认脚
to know your right shoe from your left (colloquial); to know which of two you want
认亲
to visit new in-laws after a marriage
认证
to authenticate; to approve
认识
to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
认识论
epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
认贼作父
lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy
认赔
to agree to pay compensation; to accept liability
认账
to own up to a fault; to admit the truth; to acknowledge a debt
认购
to undertake to purchase sth; to subscribe (to share issue)
认输
to concede; to admit defeat
认错
to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake
认领
to claim (as one's property); to adopt (a child); to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own)
认头
to accept defeat; to recognize losing
认养
to sponsor; to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support); to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)