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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 肯定

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
肯定 kěn dìng - to be certain; to be positive
- assuredly; definitely
- to give recognition; to affirm
- affirmative (answer)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 5 218 772 677

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
肯 kěn- to agree; to consent
- to be willing to
肯 kěn- old variant of 肯[ken3]
定 dìng- to fix; to set; to make definite
- to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)
- to congeal; to coagulate
- (literary) definitely

Other Words Containing 肯定

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
肯定 4 5 218 772 677