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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

的确 [díquè]
  1. 1. adverb really
    的确是事实。
    This really is the truth.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

的确 [díquè]
  1. 1. indeed; really; truly
    的确不知道。
    I really don't know.
    听到这消息我的确很高兴。
    I was indeed very glad to hear the news.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

的确 [díquè]
  1. 1. 确确实实;表示对某种情况的肯定
    现在的生活的确比过去好多了

Examples

的确不知道。
I really don't know.
的确是一个精明干练的人才。
He's a really bright and capable man.
他无论做什么事总是非常稳重,不急躁,的确很有修养。
He is always steady and reliable in whatever he does. He is really self-possessed.
的确
indeed; really
展览的确可看。
The exhibition is really worth seeing.
交通阻塞的确是北京的老大难。
Congestion really is a long-standing problem in Beijing.
的确

Collocations

的确如此
rely upon it
的确是这样
quite so
的确不错
really good
的确来过
has indeed come before
的确佩服
truly admire somebody

Word Decomposition


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[què]

nciku Note

的确 vs. 确实

的确 vs. 确实
díquè vs. quèshí

的确 and 确实 both mean “absolutely true.” But 的确 is an adverb and can only be an adverbial. 确实 can be used as quite a few sentence elements. Both words can be reduplicated. As an adverbial, they are interchangeable.
(1) 我当时的确确实)在场。
(2) 他确确实实的的确确)已经结婚了。

When 确实 functions as other sentence elements, 的确cannot replace it .
(3) 这条新闻不确实
(4) 请告诉我你的确实位置。

“的确”和“确实”都可表示完全属实。但“的确”是副词,只能做状语。“确实”可以做多种句子成分。两个词均可以重叠。做状语时,一般可换用。
“确实”做其他成分时,不能和“的确”互换。

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