断言

斷言

duànyán

verb #21,988

Meanings

1 to assert
2 to declare with certainty
3 to state categorically

Characters

to cut off / to decide / definitely

speech / words / to say

Examples

我可以断言，这个计划一定会成功。

Wǒ kěyǐ duànyán, zhège jìhuà yīdìng huì chénggōng.

I can assert with certainty that this plan will succeed.

他断言凶手就在这栋楼里。

Tā duànyán xiōngshǒu jiù zài zhè dòng lóu lǐ.

He stated categorically that the killer is in this building.

Tips

usage

断言 implies a confident, definitive claim — often without conclusive proof but stated as fact. It can be used neutrally (as in logical assertion) or negatively (as in rashly claiming something). Compare with 声称 (to claim) which is more neutral.

Stroke Order

断 duàn

言 yán