HSK 5 · Adjectives

绝对 juéduì “absolute” in Chinese

Traditional 絕對

What 绝对 means

  1. absolute
  2. unconditional

How to say 绝对

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale绝jué2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale对duì4th tone, falling

绝对 in a sentence

  1. 你绝对肯定吗？

    Nǐ juéduì kěndìng ma?

    Are you absolutely sure?

    Sentence #9961432 from Tatoeba

  2. 那是绝对正确的。

    Nà shì juéduì zhèngquè de.

    That’s absolutely right.

    Sentence #825143 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我绝对不会借钱给别人。

    Wǒ juéduì búhuì jièqián gěi biéren.

    I would never lend money to anyone.

    Sentence #2029379 from Tatoeba

How 绝对 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 绝 (jué) with each of its parts in a different colour
绝juéto cut short
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 色colour · sèSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 色 (sè) hints at the sound. Compare it with jué.

The character 对 (duì) with each of its parts in a different colour
对duìright; correct
  • 又again · yòu
  • 寸inch · cùn

Memory aidPicture two hands, 又 and 寸, facing each other as a matching pair: opposite, correct.

How to write 绝对

绝 9 strokes · 对 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 绝对

Words with 绝

拒绝jùjué · to refuse谢绝xièjué · to politely decline断绝duànjué · to break off杜绝dùjué · to put an end to绝望juéwàng · to despair滔滔不绝tāotāobùjué · to talk non-stop空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòu · unprecedented and unrepeatable络绎不绝luòyìbùjué · in an endless stream

Words with 对

对不起duìbuqǐ · sorry对duì · correct对话duìhuà · dialogue反对fǎnduì · to oppose对面duìmiàn · (sitting) opposite对于duìyú · regarding对方duìfāng · the other person对象duìxiàng · target对手duìshǒu · opponent对比duìbǐ · to contrast

More words: Adjectives

紧急jǐnjí · urgent谨慎jǐnshèn · cautious巨大jùdà · huge具体jùtǐ · specific均匀jūnyún · even可靠kěkào · reliable可怕kěpà · awful刻苦kèkǔ · hardworking

FAQs

绝对 (juéduì) means “absolute” or “unconditional”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it juéduì: jué with a 2nd tone, then duì 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, 绝对 is written 絕對. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type juedui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 绝对 from the suggestions. Typing juedui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
绝对 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.