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确信

quèxìn

to be convinced; to firmly believe

A person gazing confidently at a sunrise
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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

信 xìn

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 言 words, speech

Example phrases

  • 经过多次实地调查,研究团队确信污染源来自上游工厂。 Jīngguò duō cì shídì diàochá, yánjiū tuánduì quèxìn wūrǎnyuán láizì shàngyóu gōngchǎng. After several field investigations, the research team was convinced that the pollution source came from an upstream factory.
  • 我确信这次考试发挥了正常水平。 Wǒ quèxìn zhè cì kǎoshì fāhuī le zhèngcháng shuǐpíng. I am convinced that I performed at my normal level in this exam.
  • 她确信自己选对了专业,从不后悔。 Tā quèxìn zìjǐ xuǎn duì le zhuānyè, cóng bù hòuhuǐ. She was firmly convinced she had chosen the right major and never regretted it.

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