HSK 6 · Verbs

认定 rèndìng “to be convinced” in Chinese

Traditional 認定

What 认定 means

  1. to be convinced
  2. to firmly believe
  3. to determine
  4. to maintain (that sth is true)
  5. to determine (a fact)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • determination (of an amount)
  • of the firm opinion
  • to believe firmly
  • to set one’s mind on

How to say 认定

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale认rèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale定dìng4th tone, falling

认定 in a sentence

  1. 他认定自己是对的。

    Tā rèndìng zìjǐ shì duì de.

    He’s convinced that he’s right.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 大家都认定她是最合适的人选。

    Dàjiā dōu rèndìng tā shì zuì héshì de rénxuǎn.

    Everyone was convinced she was the best person for the job.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 认定 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 认 (rèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
认rènto recognise
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 人person · rénSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 人 (rén) hints at the sound. Compare it with rèn.

Memory aidSpeech 讠 and a person 人: to recognise someone, to know them.

The character 定 (dìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 疋roll of cloth · pǐ

Memory aidA roof 宀 over 正 “upright”, squashed at the bottom so it looks like 疋: settled, fixed.

How to write 认定

认 4 strokes · 定 8 strokes

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

Words related to 认定

Words with 认

认识rènshi · to know (someone)认为rènwéi · believe认真rènzhēn · serious认得rènde · to recognise承认chéngrèn · to admit否认fǒurèn · to declare to be untrue确认quèrèn · to confirm辨认biànrèn · to identify公认gōngrèn · generally recognised认可rènkě · to approve

Words with 定

一定yídìng · surely决定juédìng · decide定dìng · to decide肯定kěndìng · to be certain规定guīdìng · to stipulate否定fǒudìng · to negate确定quèdìng · to confirm固定gùdìng · to fix制定zhìdìng · to draw up稳定wěndìng · steady

More words: Thinking & Talking

区分qūfēn · to distinguish嚷rǎng · to shout让步ràngbù · to concede饶恕ráoshù · to forgive认可rènkě · to approve撒谎sāhuǎng · to lie擅长shàncháng · to be good at设想shèxiǎng · to imagine

FAQs

认定 (rèndìng) means “to be convinced” or “to firmly believe”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it rèndìng: rèn with a 4th tone, then dìng 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, 认定 is written 認定. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type rending with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 认定 from the suggestions. Typing rending into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
认定 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.