确凿

確鑿

quèzáo

adjective HSK 7-9 #7,850

Meanings

Literally 'certainly chiseled' — as solid and undeniable as stone carving

警方已经掌握了确凿的证据。

Jǐngfāng yǐjīng zhǎngwò le quèzáo de zhèngjù.

The police have already obtained conclusive evidence.

没有确凿的证据，不能随便指控别人。

Méiyǒu quèzáo de zhèngjù, bùnéng suíbiàn zhǐkòng biérén.

You can't accuse someone without irrefutable evidence.

usage

确凿 almost always collocates with 证据 (evidence). The phrase 确凿的证据 (irrefutable evidence) is extremely common in legal and news contexts.

memory

凿 means 'to chisel into stone' — think of evidence so solid it's carved in rock.

确 què

凿 záo