công nhận

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲən˧˨ʔ]Huế [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice

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công nhận means to recognize or approve; to agree.

Chinese characters: 公認 (公 “public” + 認 “accept”)

Meanings of công nhận in English

Verb

to recognize or approve
- Việt Nam không công nhận ranh giới "đường lưỡi bò" do Trung Quốc đơn phương đặt ra ở Biển Đông.Vietnam does not recognize the "cow tongue" boundary that China unilaterally set in the South China Sea.
to agree ≈ đồng ý

Example sentences with công nhận

Công nhận! Indeed!
Thái dương hệ chỉ có 8 hành tinh bây giờ là Pluto, hành tinh thứ 9, đã được công nhận là một hành tinh lùn. The Solar System has only eight planets now as Pluto, which was the ninth, has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公認, composed of 公 (“public”) and 認 (“accept”), Japanese 公認 (kōnin).

Frequently asked questions

What does công nhận mean in English?

công nhận (verb) means "to recognize or approve; to agree".

How do you pronounce công nhận?

IPA: Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: công — level tone (ngang), nhận — heavy tone (nặng).

Is công nhận a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. công nhận is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 公認.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.