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肯定 kěn dìng

HSK 4 word

Meanings

• to be certain; to be positive
• assuredly; definitely
• to give recognition; to affirm
• affirmative (answer)

Characters

• 肯 kěn: to agree; to consent
• 定 dìng: to fix; to set; to make definite

Example sentences

你肯定吗？
Are you sure?
Tatoeba #43 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我很肯定！
I'm absolutely sure!
Tatoeba #429467 by aliene (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我不能肯定。
I can't be positive.
Tatoeba #13544669 by DaoSeng (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).