# 坦白 (tǎnbái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 坦白 (tǎnbái) means “honest; to confess”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: honest; to confess
- Pinyin: tǎnbái (tan3 bai2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他向大家坦白了自己的错误。
  Tā xiàng dàjiā tǎnbáile zìjǐ de cuòwù.
  He confessed his mistake to everyone.

## Characters

- 坦 (tǎn): flat; open-hearted
- [白](https://hanziro.com/word/bai-white/) (bái): white

https://hanziro.com/word/tan-bai-honest/

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