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確實

简 确实 · 繁 確實
Mandarin · pinyin què shí

Meanings

  1. indeed
  2. really
  3. reliable
  4. real
  5. true
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確
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實
shí · real, true, solid, honest
确
què · sure, certain; real, true
实
shí · real, true; honest, sincere
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4–2 · que4 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kok3 sat6

Cantonese word readings for 確實. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adj

  1. certain; true; real

adv

  1. indeed; really

intj

  1. (Internet slang) Indeed! (Possibly influenced by Japanese 確かに.)

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