How common it is
确定 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say quèdìng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“确定”的意思是让一件事情变得明确、肯定。我们用它来表示我们做了决定或找到了正确答案。比如，确定了明天去哪里玩。
“quèdìng” de yìsi shì ràng yī jiàn shìqíng biàn de míngquè, kěndìng. Wǒmen yòng tā lái biǎoshì wǒmen zuò le juédìng huò zhǎodào le zhèngquè dá'àn. Bǐrú, quèdìng le míngtiān qù nǎlǐ wán.
"Confirm" means to make something clear and definite. We use it to express that we have made a decision or found the correct answer. For example, confirm where to go play tomorrow.
Context note
在做计划或选择时，我们常使用“确定”。比如，确定生日聚会的时间和地点，或者确定哪个颜色最漂亮。它帮助我们做出清晰的选择。
Zài zuò jìhuà huò xuǎnzé shí, wǒmen cháng shǐyòng “quèdìng”. Bǐrú, quèdìng shēngrì jùhuì de shíjiān hé dìdiǎn, huòzhě quèdìng nǎ gè yánsè zuì piàoliang. Tā bāngzhù wǒmen zuòchū qīngxī de xuǎnzé.
When making plans or choices, we often use "confirm." For example, confirm the time and place of a birthday party, or confirm which color is the prettiest. It helps us make clear choices.
5 examples
我确定了明天要带什么书去学校。
wǒ què dìng le míng tiān yào dài shén me shū qù xué xiào。
I confirmed which book to bring to school tomorrow.
你能确定这周的值日表吗？
nǐ néng què dìng zhè zhōu de zhí rì biǎo ma？
Can you confirm the duty roster for this week?
小红确定了她的生日蛋糕口味是草莓的。
xiǎo hóng què dìng le tā de shēng rì dàn gāo kǒu wèi shì cǎo méi de。
Xiaohong confirmed her birthday cake flavor is strawberry.
我们要先确定游戏规则，然后再开始玩。
wǒ men yào xiān què dìng yóu xì guī zé， rán hòu zài kāi shǐ wán。
We need to confirm the game rules first, then start playing.
老师确定了考试日期是下周五。
lǎo shī què dìng le kǎo shì rì qī shì xià zhōu wǔ。
The teacher confirmed the exam date is next Friday.
5 mini stories
小明和朋友们确定了周末去公园野餐。他们都很开心。
xiǎo míng hé péng yǒu men què dìng le zhōu mò qù gōng yuán yě cān。 tā men dōu hěn kāi xīn。
Xiao Ming and friends confirmed they will go on a picnic at the park this weekend. They are all very happy.
小丽确定了她的新书包是蓝色的。她最喜欢蓝色了。
xiǎo lì què dìng le tā de xīn shū bāo shì lán sè de。 tā zuì xǐ huan lán sè le。
Xiao Li confirmed her new backpack is blue. She likes blue the most.
为了确定路线，小刚看了地图。他找到了最近的路。
wèi le què dìng lù xiàn， xiǎo gāng kàn le dì tú。 tā zhǎo dào le zuì jìn de lù。
To confirm the route, Xiao Gang looked at the map. He found the shortest path.
妈妈确定了晚餐吃饺子。全家人都很高兴。
mā ma què dìng le wǎn cān chī jiǎo zǐ。 quán jiā rén dōu hěn gāo xìng。
Mom confirmed dinner will be dumplings. The whole family is very happy.
老师让我们确定小组里每个人的任务。然后我们一起做手工。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men què dìng xiǎo zǔ lǐ měi gè rén de rèn wu。 rán hòu wǒ men yì qǐ zuò shǒu gōng。
The teacher asked us to confirm each person's task in the group. Then we do crafts together.