Chinese symbol for “surely”
一定
yī dìng
surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
The closest CC-CEDICT match for surely is 一定 (yī dìng), defined as: surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ....
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “surely”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 总 (總) | zǒng | (bound form) general; overall; to sum up |
| 想必 | xiǎng bì | presumably; probably |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 一定.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)) |
| 规定 (規定) | guī dìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
| 确定 (確定) | què dìng | definite; certain |
See also: Japanese symbol for “surely”.
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