追認
zhuī​rèn

to recognize retroactively

  • created sense approved 追认/追認 · zhuī​rèn · to recognize retroactively — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追认 / 追認

    zhuī​rèn

    to recognize retroactively

    To give official approval to a law, resolution, or action after it has already happened; to ratify or endorse something after the event.

    追 (literal) → 追 · zhuī · retroactively 认 (literal) → 认/認 · rèn · to admit

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  • created sense approved 追认/追認 · zhuī​rèn · to confer posthumously — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追认 / 追認

    zhuī​rèn

    to confer posthumously

    To approve an application or grant a title or honor to someone after their death.

    追 (literal) → 追 · zhuī · retroactively 认 (literal) → 认/認 · rèn · to admit

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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