indeed; really; truly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
indeed; really; truly; actually
formalA formal or literary variant of 的确/确实, often used to emphasize the truth or certainty of a statement. More common in written Chinese than in casual speech.
Jīng经
guò过
shì试
yàn验
，
zhè这
bàn办
fǎ法
què确
hū乎
yǒu有
xiào效
。
After testing, this method is indeed effective.
Wū屋
zi子
yòu又
kuān宽
chuo绰
yòu又
huò豁
liang亮
，
què确
hū乎
bù不
huài坏
。
The room is spacious and bright; indeed, it's not bad.
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Tā他
shuō说
de得
què确
hū乎
yǒu有
dào道
lǐ理
，
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
rèn认
zhēn真
kǎo考
lǜ虑
。
What he said is indeed reasonable; we should consider it carefully.
Zhè这
què确
hū乎
shì是
gè个
nán难
tí题
，
bù不
shì是
duǎn短
shí时
jiān间
nèi内
néng能
jiě解
jué决
de的
。
This is indeed a difficult problem; it cannot be solved in a short time.