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肯定 (kěn dìng): Certain (Adjective, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

肯定 consists of 2 characters.

肯
kěn
to agree, to consent; to be willing to
定
dìng
to decide, settle, fix

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Pinyinkěn dìng
Meaningcertain; definite
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 4
HSK 3.0Level 4
SyntaxAdjective, Adverb
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 肯定.

Words with 肯
  • 宁肯nìng kěnHSK 6
  • 不肯bù kěn
Words with 定
  • 一定yī dìngHSK 3
  • 决定jué dìngHSK 3
  • 规定guī dìngHSK 4
  • 制定zhì dìngHSK 5
  • 否定fǒu dìngHSK 5
  • 固定gù dìngHSK 5
  • 确定què dìngHSK 5
  • 稳定wěn dìngHSK 5
    • 3.

    Readings & Senses

    This word has multiple readings or senses.

    kěn dìng(ken ding)
    1. [adjective/adverb]certain; definite[HSK4]
    2. [verb/adjective/adverb]certain; definite[HSK 3.0 L4]
    4.

    How to Use 肯定 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 肯定 with other words naturally.

    Adverb + Verbwith说
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    de地
    shuō说
    neutral
    say affirmatively
    Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    Verb + Objectwith得到
    dé得
    dào到
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    Adjective + Noun
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    de的
    yǔ语
    qì气
    5.

    Example Sentences with 肯定

    tā他
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    lái来
    。
    He will definitely come.
    tā
    neutral
    very certain
    neutral
    receive affirmation
    neutral
    affirmative tone
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    huí回
    dá答
    neutral
    affirmative answer
    他
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    huì会
    lái来
    cān参
    jiā加
    míng明
    tiān天
    de的
    huì会
    yì议
    。
    He will definitely come to attend tomorrow's meeting.
    gēn根
    jù据
    tiān天
    qì气
    yù预
    bào报
    ，
    míng明
    tiān天
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    shì是
    gè个
    dà大
    qíng晴
    tiān天
    。
    According to the weather forecast, tomorrow will definitely be a sunny day.
    dǒng董
    shì事
    huì会
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    le了
    zhè这
    yì一
    nián年
    de的
    yè业
    jì绩
    zēng增
    zhǎng长
    bào报
    gào告
    。
    The board of directors affirmed the performance growth report for this year.
    wǒ我
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    nǐ你
    de的
    nǔ努
    lì力
    。
    I affirm your efforts.
    nǐ你
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    zhè这
    ge个
    jì计
    huà划
    néng能
    àn按
    shí时
    wán完
    chéng成
    ma吗
    ？
    Are you certain that this plan can be completed on time?
    méi没
    yǒu有
    chōng充
    fèn分
    de的
    zhèng证
    jù据
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    bù不
    néng能
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    tā他
    de的
    shuō说
    fǎ法
    。
    Without sufficient evidence, we cannot confirm his statement.
    lǎo老
    shī师
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    dì地
    shuō说
    ，
    míng明
    tiān天
    kǎo考
    shì试
    。
    The teacher said affirmatively that there will be an exam tomorrow.
    suī虽
    rán然
    tā他
    hěn很
    nǔ努
    lì力
    ，
    dàn但
    jié结
    guǒ果
    rú如
    hé何
    hái还
    bù不
    néng能
    kěn肯
    dìng定
    。
    Although he worked very hard, the outcome is still uncertain.