How to say “agree” in Chinese
agree, be willing
“Agree” in Chinese is 肯, kěn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
肯 is read kěn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “肯”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 肯. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你肯定能找到好工作nǐkěndìngnéngzhǎodàohǎogōngzuòYou’ll definitely find a good job.
- 我问了他三次，他就是不肯说。wǒwènletāsāncì,tājiùshìbùkěnshuōI asked him three times, and he flatly refuses to tell.
- 他终于肯见我了tāzhōngyúkěnjiànwǒleHe finally agreed to see me.
- 他嫌远不肯来tāxiányuǎn,bùkěnláiHe thinks it's too far, so he won't come.
- 他就是不肯认错tājiùshìbùkěnrèncuòHe flatly refuses to admit his mistake.
- 他嫌贵不肯买tāxiánguì,bùkěnmǎiHe thinks it’s too expensive and won’t buy it.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The truth, to your face”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “agree” in Chinese?
“Agree” in Chinese is 肯, pinyin kěn.
What does 肯 mean?
肯 (kěn) means “agree, be willing”.
How do you write 肯?
肯 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 肯?
肯 is read kěn. Tones: kěn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“agree” in the lesson “The truth, to your face”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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