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- word choice - When do I use 确定 vs 决定？ - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
When do I use 确定 vs 决定？ Ask Question Asked 11 years, 7 months ago Modified 3 years, 5 months ago
- vocabulary - Difference between 肯定 and 确定 - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
Does anyone know the difference (if there is a difference) between 肯定 and 确定？ I seem to have trouble in knowing when to use each of them in certain contexts
- What is the difference between 绝对 and 肯定?
It's about the same as the difference between definitely and certainly Your assumption may be delusion Just because words may have the same meaning sometimes, meaning is a difficult thing to narrow down and the use of said words in Chinese is very tricky Meaning shifts 老王点点头，给了老董一个肯定的回答。 不是绝对的意思 肯定 = positive 这个人这么胖，绝对
- What is the difference between 怎么 and 如何？
Is it mostly a question of register?Normally, 怎么 is more oral than 如何 如何 can be read in much ancient literature, and it can also be used in formal documents, but that is too formal You may express "How about that?" saying: 如何？ There is an idiom 如何是好, which expresses "What How should I do?"
- meaning - Ranking of Likelihood Probability Words - Chinese Language . . .
There are several words in Chinese that express various degrees of probability possibility likelihood, such as 也许，说不定，可能，确定，etc Many of
- grammar - Is it 一些东西 or 一点东西? - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
I know that 东西 translates to "something" in English So I would like to know, can both 一些东西 and 一点东西 be used? If so, what are their differences in meaning?
- How to explain usage of 照得上 站得下
could you explain, please, why we use 上 with some verbs? and with some 下？does it depends on the verb? 广场上停得下10辆车 10 cars can be placed here 天安门照得上吗？Can you take picture of Tiananmen?
- Talking future tense: 将，要，将要， 会， 将会
I have been looking at various explanations and definitions all over the Internet, but they seem mutually exclusive and quite chaotic One explanation I got is that 要 generally means “going to”, o
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