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确凿

quèzáo

conclusive; irrefutable

An open case folder with evidence on a table
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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

凿 záo

Strokes
12
Radical
凵 — container
Made of
凵 container 丵 thick (grass)
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 警方掌握了确凿证据,嫌疑人最终承认了全部罪行。 Jǐngfāng zhǎngwò le quèzáo zhèngjù, xiányírén zuìzhōng chéngrèn le quánbù zuìxíng. The police obtained conclusive evidence, and the suspect eventually confessed to all the crimes.
  • 没有确凿的证据,就不能随便下结论。 Méiyǒu quèzáo de zhèngjù, jiù bù néng suíbiàn xià jiélùn. Without conclusive evidence, you must not jump to conclusions.
  • 证据确凿,他再也无法否认自己的错误。 Zhèngjù quèzáo, tā zài yě wúfǎ fǒurèn zìjǐ de cuòwù. The evidence was conclusive; he could no longer deny his mistake.

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