Chinese word

认证

Pronunciation

Pinyinrèn zhèng

Meaning

  • verbverify

Example

请用邮箱认证账号。qǐng yòng yóu xiāng rèn zhèng zhàng hào

Please verify your account using your email.

Illustration for 认证 (verify)

More examples

为了提高安全性，很多网站要求用户进行实名认证。wèi le tí gāo ān quán xìng hěn duō wǎng zhàn yāo qiú yòng hù jìn xíng shí míng rèn zhèng

To improve security, many websites require users to carry out real-name verification.

Core concept

An evidence-based gate that accepts an identity, qualification, or genuine status as valid.

Common phrases

  • 进行认证jìn xíng rèn zhèng

    carry out verification

  • 通过认证tōng guò rèn zhèng

    pass verification

  • 完成认证wán chéng rèn zhèng

    complete verification

Similar words

验证yàn zhèng: Test information or a result to see whether it is correct or works as expected.
确认què rèn: Establish clearly that a fact, detail, or condition is true.
证明zhèng míng: Show with evidence or an explanation that something is true.
认可rèn kě: Formally approve a person's qualification, request, or status.

Definition in Chinese

通过核对资料、测试或审核等手段，确定某人或某物的身份、资格或真实性。tōng guò hé duì zī liào cè shì huò shěn hé děng shǒu duàn què dìng mǒu rén huò mǒu wù de shēn fèn zī gé huò zhēn shí xìng

Word origin

认证 (rènzhèng, "verification") joins 认 (rèn, "recognize") with 证 (zhèng, "proof"), showing that recognition is supported by evidence.

Usage tips

  • The object matters in conversation: naming what is being checked prevents confusion between confirming an account and checking the information used to confirm it.

Related words

  • 实名认证shí míng rèn zhèngreal-name verificationnoun
  • 认证机构rèn zhèng jī gòucertification bodynoun
  • 认证证书rèn zhèng zhèng shūcertificate of certificationnoun

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