坦承
tǎn chéng
Pinyin

Definition

坦承
 - 
tǎn chéng
  1. to confess
  2. to admit
  3. to come clean
  4. calmly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坦然
tǎn rán
  1. 1 calm
  2. 2 undisturbed
承受
chéng shòu
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to inherit
承担
chéng dān
  1. 1 to undertake
  2. 2 to assume (responsibility etc)
承认
chéng rèn
  1. 1 to admit
  2. 2 to concede
  3. 3 to recognize
  4. 4 recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
  5. 5 to acknowledge
承诺
chéng nuò
  1. 1 to promise
  2. 2 to undertake to do something
  3. 3 commitment
伊斯坦布尔
Yī sī tǎn bù ěr
  1. 1 Istanbul, Turkey
传承
chuán chéng
  1. 1 to pass on (to future generations)
  2. 2 passed on (from former times)
  3. 3 a continued tradition
  4. 4 an inheritance
坦克
tǎn kè
  1. 1 tank (military vehicle) (loanword)
坦率
tǎn shuài
  1. 1 frank (discussion)
  2. 2 blunt
  3. 3 open
坦白
tǎn bái
  1. 1 honest
  2. 2 forthcoming
  3. 3 to confess
坦荡
tǎn dàng
  1. 1 magnanimous
  2. 2 broad and level
坦言
tǎn yán
  1. 1 to say candidly
  2. 2 to acknowledge frankly
坦诚
tǎn chéng
  1. 1 candid
  2. 2 frank
  3. 3 plain dealing
奉承
fèng cheng
  1. 1 to fawn on
  2. 2 to flatter
  3. 3 to ingratiate oneself
  4. 4 flattery
巴基斯坦
Bā jī sī tǎn
  1. 1 Pakistan
平坦
píng tǎn
  1. 1 level
  2. 2 even
  3. 3 smooth
  4. 4 flat
爱因斯坦
Ài yīn sī tǎn
  1. 1 Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
应承
yìng chéng
  1. 1 to agree (to do sth)
  2. 2 to promise
承
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
  2. 2 Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
承包
chéng bāo
  1. 1 to contract
  2. 2 to undertake (a job)

Idioms (9)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
  1. 1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
  2. 2 the Divine Right of kings
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
求学无坦途
qiú xué wú tǎn tú
  1. 1 The path of learning can never be smooth.
  2. 2 There is no royal road to learning. (idiom)
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
  1. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
胸怀坦荡
xiōng huái tǎn dàng
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
  2. 2 ingenuous
  3. 3 openhearted
  4. 4 unselfish
  5. 5 magnanimous
  6. 6 broad-minded
襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
  2. 2 ingenuous
  3. 3 openhearted
  4. 4 unselfish
  5. 5 magnanimous
  6. 6 broad-minded
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
  1. 1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
  2. 2 sweet-talking

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