肯定kěn dìngassuredly; definitely
肯定 (kěn dìng) means "assuredly" or "definitely," as in 他明天肯定来 (He will definitely come tomorrow), 她肯定知道 (She definitely knows) and 这个菜肯定很好吃 (This dish is definitely delicious). In all three, 肯定 means assuredly or definitely. This entry covers this one sense.
What does 肯定 mean?
- 1.
assuredly; definitelyadverb
What do the characters in 肯定 mean?
- 肯not compositional here
- 定definitely
How do you use 肯定?
See it in 他明天肯定来, 她肯定知道 and 这个菜肯定很好吃.
Patterns
肯定 + verb / adjective
她肯定知道。
Tā kěn dìng zhīdào.
She definitely knows.
What are some examples of 肯定 in a sentence?
How is 肯定 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
他明天来吗?
Tā míngtiān lái ma?
Is he coming tomorrow?
- Speaker B:
他肯定来。
Tā kěndìng lái.
He will definitely come.
- Speaker A:
你怎么知道?
Nǐ zěnme zhīdào?
How do you know?
- Speaker B:
他说了。
Tā shuō le.
He said so.
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Related words
- 一定yí dìngsurely; certainly; definitelyHSK 3
- 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how toHSK 1
- 知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware ofHSK 1
- 定dìngto fix; to setHSK 4
- 决定jué dìngto decideHSK 3
- 不得不bù dé bùhave no choice or option but toHSK 4
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.