#21 肯定 | Chinese Idioms Aren’t Always 4 Characters | HSK 4

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Learn 肯定 (kěndìng) in Chinese | Express Certainty + Discover Chinese Idioms | HSK4

How do you say “definitely”, “certainly” or “must be” in Chinese?

In this HSK4 episode, you’ll learn how to use 肯定 (kěndìng), a very common word for expressing certainty, making confident guesses, encouraging others, and giving strong opinions.

You’ll discover how to use 肯定 naturally in everyday conversations to sound more confident and express what you really think.

But that’s not all

We’ll also explore a fascinating aspect of Chinese language: 成语 (chéngyǔ), traditional Chinese idioms.

Did you know that Chinese idioms aren't always made up of four characters? Although four-character expressions are especially common, Chinese also has fixed expressions and idioms with three, five, six, seven, eight or even more characters!

What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to use 肯定 to express certainty and confidence
✅ How to make strong guesses and predictions in Chinese
✅ How to use 肯定 in everyday conversations
✅ Practical HSK4 examples and sentence structures
✅ Why Chinese idioms aren't always four characters
✅ How to recognise and understand idioms of different lengths
✅ Cultural insights into the richness of the Chinese language

Practice Challenge:
Write your own sentence using 肯定 and share it in the comments!

Example:
你这么努力，肯定会成功的！
(You're working so hard; you'll definitely succeed!)

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