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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *会* | 会* | *会
can; to have the skill; to know how to / to be likely to; to be sure to / to meet; to get together / meeting; gathering / (suffix) union; group; association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
HSK 1
insurance / to insure / safe / secure / be sure / be bound to / CL:
HSK 3
really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed
HSK 3
definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box)
HSK 3
to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome)
HSK 3
can't say for sure / maybe
HSK 4
that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong
HSK 4
undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
HSK 5
must / to need to / to be sure to
HSK 7-9
to be bound to / to be sure to
HSK 7-9
to be convinced / to be sure / to firmly believe / to be positive that / definite news
HSK 7-9
really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really...
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *固* | 固* | *固
hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *誙* | 誙* | *誙
(arch.) definitely / sure!
odds of success / stratagem that ensures success / to be sure of success
lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory
urgently / eagerly / worried / (urge sb to) be sure to / it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)
to identify clearly / to make sure of / to believe firmly
to guarantee / reliable / for sure
to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
a sure gain / sth one is sure to obtain
as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there!
completely secure / a sure thing / rest assured
not sure / maybe
a sure thing / a certainty / copy of a contract held by a creditor
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
sure
the cooked duck flew away (proverb) / (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
to observe and make sure / to check
how can one be sure?
you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom) / one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
hard to say; can't be sure / difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say
will die for sure; to be a goner
to make doubly sure (idiom)
certain / to know for sure
not necessarily / that's not sure
certainly / for sure
to have a clearcut idea / to have firm guidelines / to have confidence / to be sure / to be certain


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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