坦白 (tǎnbái) · to confess

坦白 (tǎnbái) means “to confess; frank; honest”. It is written with 2 characters: 坦 (flat) + 白 (white). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 坦白 is built

What 坦 is made of

土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

What 白 is made of

日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A burning candle; the rays of the sun (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

坦白地说，我不喜欢这个计划。Tǎnbái de shuō, wǒ bù xǐhuan zhège jìhuà.Frankly speaking, I don't like this plan.

他向妈妈坦白了自己的错误。Tā xiàng māma tǎnbái le zìjǐ de cuòwù.He confessed his mistake to his mother.

What does 坦白 mean?

坦白 (tǎnbái) means “to confess; frank; honest”.

How do you pronounce 坦白?

坦白 is pronounced tǎnbái.

Which HSK level is 坦白?

坦白 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 坦白 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 175: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.