No. 656 in Chinese
肯定
"肯定" means "affirmation" or "definitely/affirmatively."
In a sentence
我肯定他今天不会迟到。
I am certain he will not be late today.
In this sentence, '肯定' is used as a verb meaning 'to be certain' or 'to affirm'.
这次的比赛我们肯定能够赢。
We will definitely win this competition.
Here, '肯定' serves as an adverb to express confidence or definite possibility.
他的努力得到了大家的肯定。
His efforts have received everyone's recognition.
In this case, '肯定' is a noun referring to 'approval' or 'acknowledgment'.
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