肯定

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Chinese

to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something)
to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something); willing
 
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
 
trad. (肯定)
simp. #(肯定)

Pronunciation


Adjective

肯定

  1. (attributive) certain; affirmative; positive
  2. fixed; certain; sure

Synonyms

Adverb

肯定

  1. surely; definitely; must be
    一路肯定不容易 [MSC, trad.]
    一路肯定不容易 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīlù zǒu lái kěndìng bùróngyì.
    The journey must have been difficult.
    我們肯定沒有什麼廣告 [MSC, trad.]
    我们肯定没有什么广告 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen kěndìng shì méiyǒu qián zuò shénme guǎnggào le.
    We definitely wouldn't have money for advertising.

Synonyms

Verb

肯定

  1. to approve; to confirm; to affirm
  2. to be certain

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of to confirm): 否定 (fǒudìng)

Noun

肯定

  1. approval; validation; affirmation

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
てい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

(こう)(てい) (kōtei

  1. affirmation
    Antonym: 否定 (hitei)

Derived terms

Verb

(こう)(てい)する (kōtei surusuru (stem (こう)(てい) (kōtei shi), past (こう)(てい)した (kōtei shita))

  1. affirm, answer yes

Conjugation

Antonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

肯定 (geungjeong) (hangeul 긍정)

  1. hanja form? of 긍정 (affirmation)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

肯定

  1. chữ Hán form of khẳng định (to affirm).