HSK · Level 55
105 words
Chinese word
的确
Pronunciation
Pinyindí què
Meaning
- adverbindeed
Example
他的建议的确有用。tā de jiàn yì dí què yǒu yòng
His suggestion is indeed useful.
More examples
他说的事情的确很重要。tā shuō de shì qíng dí què hěn zhòng yào
What he said is indeed very important.
Core concept
A clear stamp of factual agreement that strengthens a statement without changing its basic meaning.
Common phrases
的确如此dí què rú cǐ
indeed so
的确有用dí què yǒu yòng
indeed useful
的确不容易dí què bù róng yì
indeed not easy
Similar words
确实què shí: Confirms that a claim or situation is firmly supported by the facts.
真的zhēn de: Strongly asserts that something is truly the case, often with feeling.
实在shí zài: Forcefully emphasizes that a fact or situation is unquestionably true.
Definition in Chinese
表示对某个陈述或判断的肯定，承认其为事实并加强语气，通常置于动词或形容词前作副词使用。例：他的建议的确有用。biǎo shì duì mǒu gè chén shù huò pàn duàn de kěn dìng chéng rèn qí wèi shì shí bìng jiā qiáng yǔ qì tōng cháng zhì yú dòng cí huò xíng róng cí qián zuò fù cí shǐ yòng lì tā de jiàn yì dí què yǒu yòng
Word origin
The word 的确 (díquè, "indeed") joins 的 (dí, "true") and 确 (què, "certain"), creating a compound that reinforces the truth of a statement.
Usage tips
- For conversational learners, the key placement pattern is before the verb or adjective, because the adverb attaches closely to the part of the sentence being confirmed.
Other meanings
- reallyadverb
- certainlyadverb
Opposites
- 未必wèi bìnot necessarilyadverb
- 不一定bù yí dìngnot necessarilyadverb