<p>Possibly, we use '认可' for this scenario. 我的内心已认可了她，我想她就是我要找的伴侣。</p>

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Daniel Yang
<p>suggestion：search web using ＂承认钦佩＂ （confess  admiration, of course 承认钦佩 may not be acceptable Chinese）， this seems to show that 承认 can be used in the stated context，。e。g。 Dict。cn。has
。。。承认我是星球上最美的人,服饰最好的人,最富有的人,最聪明的人 </p>

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user6065
<p>承认 means 'to admit'. It isn't only used when the deed being admitted is wrong or illegal. It can be shameful, embarrassing or simply too shy to admit, which I believe is the situation in your example.</p>
<p>Although 承认 is fine to use, I think an even better word is 坦白, which means 'to confess'. Just like the English word (and like 承认), it's commonly used for sins or guilt, but it can be used for embarrassment or shyness as well.</p>
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<p>We confessed that we like each other.</p>
<p>我们坦白了彼此喜欢对方。</p>
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NS.X.
<p>Is 承認 appropriate when describing the following situation? I've known a girl a while and she recently confessed that she liked me. I know "承認" is used for admitting that you have committed a crime or done something else wrong, but liking someone isn't wrong. I imagined Chinese would have a more nuanced word for this situation.</p>

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承認 for confessing admiration
# 承認 for confessing admiration

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-28)

Is 承認 appropriate when describing the following situation? I've known a girl a while and she recently confessed that she liked me. I know "承認" is used for admitting that you have committed a crime or done something else wrong, but liking someone isn't wrong. I imagined Chinese would have a more nuanced word for this situation.

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-09-28. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

承认 means 'to admit'. It isn't only used when the deed being admitted is wrong or illegal. It can be shameful, embarrassing or simply too shy to admit, which I believe is the situation in your example.

Although 承认 is fine to use, I think an even better word is 坦白, which means 'to confess'. Just like the English word (and like 承认), it's commonly used for sins or guilt, but it can be used for embarrassment or shyness as well.

> We confessed that we like each other.
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> 我们坦白了彼此喜欢对方。


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-28. Score: 0

Possibly, we use '认可' for this scenario. 我的内心已认可了她，我想她就是我要找的伴侣。


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-09-28. Score: -1

suggestion：search web using ＂承认钦佩＂ （confess admiration, of course 承认钦佩 may not be acceptable Chinese）， this seems to show that 承认 can be used in the stated context，。e。g。 Dict。cn。has
。。。承认我是星球上最美的人,服饰最好的人,最富有的人,最聪明的人


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