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肯定 (kěn dìng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

肯定 (kěn dìng) is a Chinese word: affirm, confirm. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 肯定

动 dòng verb

affirm, confirm

老师肯定了他的进步。

lǎo shī kěn dìng le tā de jìn bù

The teacher affirmed his progress.

形 xíng adjective

affirmative

老师给了我肯定的答复。

lǎo shī gěi le wǒ kěn dìng de dá fù

The teacher gave me an affirmative answer.

副 fù adverb

definitely

他肯定会来参加聚会。

tā kěn dìng huì lái cān jiā jù huì

He will definitely come to the party.

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Word breakdown

肯 kěn — affirmative, willing to accept

定 dìng — certain, fixed, settled

Structure & writing
1 肯 kěn — meat attached to bone; key or vital part
肯 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.2 ⺼ — flesh/meat radical, representing body tissue or muscle
⺼ is a component in 68 characters
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Stroke order

2 定 dìng — calm; stable
定 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
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