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绝对

jué duì

absolutely

Usage note

绝对表示完全、一定。

jué duì biǎo shì wán quán 、 yí dìng。

绝对 means absolutely or certainly.

Context note

绝对常用于强调、判断和口语。

jué duì cháng yòng yú qiáng diào 、 pàn duàn hé kǒu yǔ。

It is often used for emphasis, judgment, and spoken language.

5 examples

绝对不会忘记。
wǒ jué duì bú huì wàng jì。
I will never forget.
绝对是对的。
zhè jué duì shì duì de。
This is absolutely right.
绝对安静。
qǐng jué duì ān jìng。
Please be absolutely quiet.
绝对会来。
tā jué duì huì lái。
He will definitely come.
这不是绝对的。
zhè bú shì jué duì de。
This is not absolute.

5 mini stories

老师说,这道题绝对重要。
lǎo shī shuō, zhè dào tí jué duì zhòng yào。
The teacher said this question is absolutely important.
绝对认真学习。
tā jué duì rèn zhēn xué xí。
He studies absolutely seriously.
这个方法绝对可行。
zhè ge fāng fǎ jué duì kě xíng。
This method is absolutely feasible.
绝对支持这个想法。
tā jué duì zhī chí zhè ge xiǎng fǎ。
She absolutely supports this idea.
绝对不要在路上跑。
jué duì bú yào zài lù shang pǎo。
Absolutely do not run on the road.

Mini dialogue

明天的天气

A
明天会下雨吗?
Míng tiān huì xià yǔ ma?
Will it rain tomorrow?
B
绝对会下雨,天气预报说的。
Jué duì huì xià yǔ, tiān qì yù bào shuō de.
It will absolutely rain, the weather forecast said so.

数学作业

A
你觉得这道题难吗?
Nǐ jué de zhè dào tí nán ma?
Do you think this problem is difficult?
B
绝对不难,我教你。
Jué duì bù nán, wǒ jiāo nǐ.
Absolutely not difficult, I'll teach you.

Related words and contrasts

similar
一定
yī dìng
definitely

一定 is more common in spoken Chinese

similar
肯定
kěn dìng
certainly

肯定 can also mean 'to affirm'

opposite
也许
yě xǔ
maybe

绝对 means absolutely, 也许 means perhaps

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