确 (què) – Word of the Day | Toronto Chinese Academy
Learn the Mandarin word “确 (què)” — meaning sure, certain, or true. Includes pinyin, English definitions, example sentences, and visually similar characters.
Simplified： 确
Pinyin： què
Traditional： 確
sure; certain
true; real
to affirm
Examples:
1,
这消息还没有得到确证。
This news has not yet been confirmed.
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2,
他说的话确实有道理。
What he said is indeed reasonable.
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3,
请你先确切回答这个问题。
Please give a precise answer to this question first.
Visually Similar / Easily Confused Characters
At Toronto Chinese Academy, we emphasize that 确 often appears in formal or precise expressions like 正确 and 确实, making it a useful word for both academic and professional Chinese.