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确切

quèqiè

exact; precise

Scales with precisely measured weights
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Characters in this word

确 què

Strokes
12
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 角 angle, corner
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 确

切 qiē

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
七 seven 刀 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 如果没有确切证据,媒体不应把猜测写成事实。 Rúguǒ méiyǒu quèqiè zhèngjù, méitǐ bù yīng bǎ cāicè xiě chéng shìshí. If there is no precise evidence, the media should not present speculation as fact.
  • 他说不出确切的日期,只记得大概是五月。 Tā shuō bù chū quèqiè de rìqī, zhǐ jìde dàgài shì wǔyuè. He couldn't state the exact date; he only remembered it was around May.
  • 请告诉我确切的人数,我好安排座位。 Qǐng gàosu wǒ quèqiè de rénshù, wǒ hǎo ānpái zuòwèi. Please tell me the exact number of people so I can arrange the seating.

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