How to say “confirm” in Chinese

确认
quèrèn

confirm

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Services and formalities”

“Confirm” in Chinese is 确认, què rèn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

确认 is read què rèn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

què — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
rèn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

确
què — accurate, certain

On the left, 石 “stone”: firm as a rock.

认
rèn — recognize

讠 “speech” and 人 “person”.

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 “确认”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 确认. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 请确认一下您的住址和电话qǐngquèrènyíxiàníndezhùzhǐhédiànhuàPlease confirm your address and phone number.
  • 请确认一下汇款金额。qǐngquèrènyíxiàhuìkuǎnjīn’éPlease check the transfer amount.

More words from the lesson “Signatures and deadlines”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “confirm” in Chinese?

“Confirm” in Chinese is 确认, pinyin quèrèn.

What does 确认 mean?

确认 (quèrèn) means “confirm”.

How do you write 确认?

确认 is 2 characters: 确 (què) — accurate, certain; 认 (rèn) — recognize. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 确认?

确认 is read quèrèn. Tones: què — fourth tone, rèn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“confirm” in the lesson “Signatures and deadlines”

This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” of HSK 5. 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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