的确

的確

díquè

adverb HSK 4 #672

Meanings

Truly certain - emphasizing something is genuinely the case.

HSK 2

这道菜的确很好吃。

Zhè dào cài díquè hěn hǎochī.

This dish is indeed delicious.

HSK 2

他说的话的确有道理。

Tā shuō de huà díquè yǒu dàolǐ.

What he said really makes sense.

HSK 3

他的确进步了不少。

Tā díquè jìnbù le bùshǎo.

He has indeed made quite a lot of progress.

mistakes

The 的 in 的确 is pronounced dí (second tone), NOT de (neutral tone) or dì (fourth tone). This is a common reading mistake.

usage

的确 is slightly more formal than 确实 (indeed). Both are more emphatic than 真的 (really).

的 de

确 què