证据确凿

證據確鑿

zhèngjùquèzáo

idiom

Meanings

1 the evidence is conclusive (idiom)
2 there is ironclad proof
3 irrefutable evidence

Characters

evidence; proof

basis; evidence

solid; clear (lit. 'chiseled')

Examples

证据确凿，他无法抵赖。

Zhèngjùquèzáo, tā wúfǎ dǐlài.

With conclusive evidence, he cannot deny it.

法官认为证据确凿，判处他有罪。

Fǎguān rènwéi zhèngjùquèzáo, pànchǔ tā yǒuzuì.

The judge ruled the evidence was conclusive and found him guilty.

警方证据确凿，嫌疑人只好认罪。

Jǐngfāng zhèngjùquèzáo, xiányírén zhǐhǎo rènzuì.

With the police holding ironclad evidence, the suspect had no choice but to confess.

Tips

history

From Cao Xueqin's 《红楼梦》 chapter 86, in the ruling on Xue Pan's manslaughter case: 尸场检验，证据确凿 — the forensic examination gave conclusive evidence. The phrase has since become a fixed legal/journalistic term.

register

Very formal, almost exclusively legal or journalistic. Natural in court verdicts, news reports, and investigative contexts. Rare in casual speech — you would say 有证据 in daily conversation.

Stroke Order

证 zhèng

据 jù

确 què

凿 záo