肯定

Character by character

• 肯kěn8 strokesHSK 4willing; consent to, permit
• 定dìng8 strokesHSK 2decide, settle, fix

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Example sentences

• 我很肯定！

  Wǒ hěn kěn dìng

  I'm absolutely sure!

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• 你肯定吗？

  Nǐ kěn dìng ma

  Are you sure?

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• 我不能肯定。

  Wǒ bù néng kěn dìng

  I can't be positive.

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• 我不完全肯定。

  Wǒ bù wán quán kěn dìng

  I'm not absolutely sure.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 肯定. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 一定yī dìngHSK 2

  surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

• 决定jué dìngHSK 3

  to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly

• 定dìngHSK 4

  to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order

• 确定què dìngHSK 3

  definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)

• 规定guī dìngHSK 3

  to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

• 稳定wěn dìngHSK 4

  steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify

• 固定gù dìngHSK 4

  to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular

• 肯kěnHSK 6

  to agree; to consent; to be willing to

• 定位dìng wèiHSK 6

  to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche

• 制定zhì dìngHSK 3

  to draw up; to formulate

• 注定zhù dìngHSK 7

  to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably

• 不一定bù yī dìngHSK 2

  not necessarily; maybe

• 鉴定jiàn dìngHSK 6

  to appraise; to identify; to evaluate

• 认定rèn dìngHSK 5

  to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with

• 约定yuē dìngHSK 6

  to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation

• 说不定shuō bu dìngHSK 4

  can't say for sure; maybe

• 指定zhǐ dìngHSK 6

  to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated

• 坚定jiān dìngHSK 5

  firm; steady; staunch; resolute

• 定义dìng yìHSK 7

  definition; to define

• 特定tè dìngHSK 5

  special; specific; designated; particular

• 锁定suǒ dìngHSK 7

  to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten); to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection); to focus attention on; to target

• 设定shè dìngHSK 7

  to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences

• 预定yù dìngHSK 7

  to schedule in advance

• 否定fǒu dìngHSK 3

  to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation