HSK 5 · Function Words

的确 díquè “really” in Chinese

Traditional 的確

What 的确 means

  1. really
  2. indeed

How to say 的确

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale的dí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale确què4th tone, falling

的确 in a sentence

  1. 电视的确有一些缺点。

    Diànshì díquè yǒu yìxiē quēdiǎn.

    Television does have some drawbacks.

    Sentence #472994 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 她的确是正确的。

    Tā díquè shì zhèngquè de.

    She’s definitely right.

    Sentence #824537 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 那座泳池看来的确很吸引人。

    Nà zuò yǒngchí kànlai díquè hěn xīyǐn rén.

    That pool really does look inviting.

    Sentence #2757054 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 的确 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 的 (de) with each of its parts in a different colour
的díreally and truly
  • 白white · bái
  • 勺spoon · sháo

Memory aidIt first meant “bright, clear”, with white 白 for the meaning and 勺 (sháo) for the sound. Now it is the most common character in Chinese.

The character 确 (què) with each of its parts in a different colour
确quèauthenticated
  • 石stone · shíMeaning part
  • 角horn · jiǎoSound part

石 hints at the meaning (stone); 角 (jiǎo) hints at the sound. Compare it with què.

How to write 的确

的 8 strokes · 确 12 strokes

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的确 (díquè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 的确 (díquè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 的确

Words with 的

的de · possessive particle有的yǒude · (there are) some (who are…)别的biéde · other的话dehuà · if (ends a conditional clause)目的mùdì · purpose似的shìde · as if

Words with 确

正确zhèngquè · correct准确zhǔnquè · accurate确实quèshí · indeed明确míngquè · clear确定quèdìng · to confirm确认quèrèn · to confirm确信quèxìn · to be convinced确保quèbǎo · to ensure确立quèlì · to establish精确jīngquè · accurate

More words: Function Words & Grammar

除非chúfēi · only if (…此外cǐwài · besides从而cóng'ér · thus单独dāndú · alone顶dǐng · top吨dūn · tonne (loanword)顿dùn · measure word for meals朵duǒ · measure word for flowers and clouds

FAQs

的确 (díquè) means “really” or “indeed”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it díquè: dí with a 2nd tone, then què with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 的确 is written 的確. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dique with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 的确 from the suggestions. Typing dique into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
的确 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.