肯定

kěndìng

adjective HSK 5 #218

Meanings

1 certain; sure; definite
2 definitely; certainly
3 to affirm; to confirm

Characters

willing; to agree

fixed; certain; to determine

Willingly settled — confirmed beyond doubt.

Examples

我肯定他会来。

Wǒ kěndìng tā huì lái.

I'm sure he'll come.

老师肯定了他的进步。

Lǎoshī kěndìng le tā de jìnbù.

The teacher affirmed his progress.

这件事肯定有问题。

Zhè jiàn shì kěndìng yǒu wèntí.

There's definitely something wrong with this.

你肯定吗？

Nǐ kěndìng ma?

Are you sure?

Tips

grammar

肯定 is versatile — it can be an adverb ('definitely'), adjective ('certain'), or verb ('to affirm'). As an adverb it goes before the verb: 他肯定知道 (He definitely knows). The opposite is 否定 (fǒudìng, to deny/negate).

Stroke Order

肯 kěn

定 dìng