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肯定

kěndìng

to be certain; to be positive

HSK 4

Meaning of 肯定 in English

kěndìngHSK 4verb, adjective, adverbSyllabus #1435
  1. to be certain; to be positive
  2. to give recognition; to affirm
  3. assuredly; definitely
  4. affirmative (answer)

Example sentences

  1. 我很肯定她是正確的。
    wǒ hěn kěn dìng tā shì zhèng què de。
    I'm sure that she's correct.
    Tatoeba #835354 by Martha · #388877 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 她肯定会大吃一惊的。
    tā kěn dìng huì dà chī yī jīng de。
    She is certain to be surprised.
    Tatoeba #8762952 by crescat · #310722 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我相當肯定湯姆的成功
    wǒ xiāng dāng kěn dìng tāng mǔ de chéng gōng
    I'm quite sure of Tom's success.
    Tatoeba #11841598 by Verna0072001 · #7870862 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

肯 on its own →
kěn · to agree; to consent

HSK words with 肯

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences