2022年6月29日 · +1, I've also found myself wondering this. Since I don't know the answer I'll just make a comment: Oxford Chinese Dictionary states 确定 is a verb or an adjective, whereas 决定 is a verb or a noun, which at the least means usage is different.

2016年11月21日 · Does anyone know the difference (if there is a difference) between 肯定 and 确定？ I seem to have trouble in knowing when to use each of them in certain contexts.

You are correct; in this context, 确定 means "to be certain". It looks like someone is jokingly doubting that you are a foreigner.

2021年4月7日 · There are several words in Chinese that express various degrees of probability/possibility/likelihood, such as 也许，说不定，可能，确定，etc. Many of ...

2015年4月20日 · If there are two things that appear irrelevant or sometimes even opposite to each other, and you managed to couple or combine them with effort, and the coupling or combination produces beneficial effects, you may say you get "有机结合" of the two things. We also use "有机结合" to describe a successful application of a technology in some certain field.

2018年6月2日 · Continuing from my previous question, there's another phrase that also makes me confused, the usage of "绝对" and "肯定". From my textbook, here's the meaning of each word: 绝对 = [Adj./Adv.] Abso...

2020年7月24日 · 了解, 明白, and 知道 seem to be fairly synonymous in Mandarin, but there does seem to be some subtle differences between them. What exactly is the difference? When should I use each one? Could you give ...

2018年12月7日 · I'm not sure to get the difference. If the two following sentences are correct, when should I use one over the other? 相比 ...

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2020年3月30日 · In addition to this post: Is there a difference between 担心 (dānxīn) and 着急 (zháojí)? HSK contains a lot of words which relate to being worried: 发愁， 着急， 担心， 关心， 操心， 烦恼 - am trying to distinguish the difference between them. This is what I have so far, which I assume is accurate (please let me know if not!) 发愁 - worried, concerned - but not in …