English translation of '认错'

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1. (= 承认错误) admit one's mistakes
   ⇒ 你去向老师认个错吧。 (Nǐ qù xiàng lǎoshī rèn gè cuò ba.) Go and tell the teacher you admit you were wrong.
2. (= 误认) mistake ... for (pt mistook) (pp mistaken)
   ⇒ 他不是你同学,你认错了人。 (Tā bùshì nǐ tóngxué, nǐ rèncuòle rén.) He's not your classmate — you've got the wrong man.