的确 díquè really
really; indeed
怎么记住“的确”: 的 of + 确 certain = really.
汉字
用法
- Adverb 'indeed / really' confirming a statement - 他的确很努力 (tā díquè hěn nǔlì) he really is hardworking.
- Note the reading is dí (not de). Used to affirm/concede a point emphatically, more formal than 真的. Contrast 确实 (quèshí), a near-synonym; both mean 'indeed', with 确实 slightly more common in speech.
例句
- 电视的确有一些缺点。 Diànshì díquè yǒu yīxiē quēdiǎn.It is true that television also has some disadvantages.
- 我不知道他来这里的确切时间。 Wǒ bù zhīdào tālái zhèlǐ de quèqiè shíjiān.I don't know for certain when he will come.
- 汤姆的确是个很会讲话的人。 Tāngmǔ díquè shì gè hěnhuì jiǎnghuà de rén.Tom certainly is an eloquent speaker.