肯 [－]

Jyutping hoi2
Pinyin kěn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. crux/meat joints

肯 [－]

Jyutping hang2
Pinyin kěn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to agree; to consent
  2. to be willing to
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing/to permit
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    即​係​願意​；​符合​自己​心意​嘅​同意
    to be willing to; to agree to
    • 你肯唔肯幫手？
      你肯唔肯帮手？
      nei5 hang2 m4 hang2 bong1 sau2?
      Would you be willing to help?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    ^† meat attached to the bone; tendon; sinew
  2. character
    to be willing to; to be ready to
  3. character, archaic, rhetoric
    how could it be that
  4. character
    to consent to; to permit; to agree
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. willing
  2. consent to, permit
  3. Cangjie Input
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Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #511
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #121
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你肯定吗？
    你肯定嗎？
    nǐ kěn dìng ma ？
    • Are you sure?
    • Really?
    • Are you sure about this?
    • Are you certain?
    • No kidding?
    • Are you sure of it?
  2. Mandarin
    他还没来。他肯定错过公交车了。
    他還沒來。他肯定錯過公交車了。
    tā hái méi lái 。 tā kěn dìng cuò guò gōng jiāo chē le 。
    • He hasn't come yet. He must have missed the bus.
    • He hasn't come yet. He will certainly have missed the bus.
  3. Mandarin
    我肯定你会喜欢我们今晚的菜肴。
    我肯定你會喜歡我們今晚的菜餚。
    wǒ kěn dìng nǐ huì xǐ huan wǒ men jīn wǎn de cài yáo 。
    • I'm sure you'll love what we have on the menu tonight.
  4. Mandarin
    我肯定他会成功的。
    我肯定他會成功的。
    wǒ kěn dìng tā huì chéng gōng de 。
    • I'm sure of his success.
    • I am sure that he will succeed.
    • I am sure of his success.
    • I'm sure that he'll succeed.
  5. Mandarin
    不是因为读者对某本书不感兴趣，这本书就肯定是有问题的了。
    不是因為讀者對某本書不感興趣，這本書就肯定是有問題的了。
    bú shi yīn wèi dú zhě duì mǒu běn shū bù gǎn xìng qù ， zhè běn shū jiù kěn dìng shì yǒu wèn tí de le 。
    • Just because a certain book does not interest readers does not mean that the fault lies in the book.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔系好肯定呢个字应该点读。
    我唔係好肯定呢個字應該點讀。
    ngo5 m4 hai6 hou3 hang2 ding6 nei4 go3 zi6 jing1 goi1 dim2 duk6 。
    • I am not sure how to pronounce the word.
  2. Cantonese
    因为双方都唔肯投降，所以场仗打咗好耐。
    因為雙方都唔肯投降，所以場仗打咗好耐。
    jan1 wai6 soeng1 fong1 dou1 m4 hang2 tau4 hong4 ， so2 ji5 coeng4 zoeng3 daa2 zo2 hou3 noi6 。
    • It was a long war because neither side would give in.
  3. Cantonese
    你肯买够三千个，我哋就俾个九七折你。
    你肯買夠三千個，我哋就俾個九七折你。
    nei5 hang2 maai5 gau3 saam1 cin1 go3 ， ngo5 dei2 zau6 bei2 go3 gau2 cat1 zit3 nei5 。
    • If you agree to buy 3000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
  4. Cantonese
    如果你肯买够三千个，我哋就俾个九七折你。
    如果你肯買夠三千個，我哋就俾個九七折你。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 hang2 maai5 gau3 saam1 cin1 go3 ， ngo5 dei2 zau6 bei2 go3 gau2 cat1 zit3 nei5 。
    • If you agree to buy 3,000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
  5. Cantonese
    我肯定佢会辞咗份工。
    我肯定佢會辭咗份工。
    ngo5 hang2 ding6 keoi5 wui2 ci4 zo2 fan6 gung1 。
    • I am certain that he will quit his job.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唯独是有啲人唔肯做。
    唯獨是有啲人唔肯做。
    wai4 duk6 si6 jau5 di1 jan4 m4 hang2 zou6.
    • Only that some people were not willing to do.
  2. Cantonese
    𠮶班教友话你同邪魔打交道，个个都唔肯同你埋堆呀。
    嗰班教友話你同邪魔打交道，個個都唔肯同你埋堆呀。
    go2 baan1 gaau3 jau5 waa6 nei5 tung4 ce4 mo1 daa2 gaau1 dou6, go3 go3 dou1 m4 hang2 tung4 nei5 maai4 deoi1 aa3.
    • The other church members all refuse to associate with you because they say you're dealing with the devil.
  3. Cantonese
    呢个人满肚墨水，肯定好勤力读书。
    呢個人滿肚墨水，肯定好勤力讀書。
    nei1 go3 jan4 mun5 tou5 mak6 seoi2, hang2 ding6 hou2 kan4 lik6 duk6 syu1.
    • This person is so knowledgeable that he must have studied very hard.
  4. Cantonese
    如果你肯道歉，呢件事重有得摱嘅。
    如果你肯道歉，呢件事重有得摱嘅。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 hang2 dou6 hip3, ni1 gin6 si6 zung6 jau5 dak1 maan1 ge2.
    • If you are willing to apologise, the matter can still be retracted and settled.
  5. Cantonese
    正所谓「得饶人处且饶人」，既然佢肯道歉同赔偿，不如件事就咁算啦。
    正所謂「得饒人處且饒人」，既然佢肯道歉同賠償，不如件事就咁算啦。
    • The old wisdom said "being forgiving wherever it is possible", as he had apologized and compensated for the loss, I think we should put this issue aside.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    肯plan行程嘅男友，一定要mark实佢。
    肯plan行程嘅男友，一定要mark實佢。
  2. Cantonese
    喺老师百般劝解之下，佢仍然唔肯讲出真相，令到老师万般无奈。
    喺老師百般勸解之下，佢仍然唔肯講出真相，令到老師萬般無奈。
    hai2 lou5 si1 baak3 bun1 hyun3 gaai2 zi1 haa6, keoi5 jing4 jin4 m4 hang2 gong2 ceot1 zan1 soeng3, ling6 dou3 lou5 si1 maan6 bun1 mou4 noi6.
  3. Cantonese
    佢净系识A字膊，死都唔肯孭镬。
    佢淨係識A字膊，死都唔肯孭鑊。
    keoi5 zing6 hai6 sik1 ei1 zi6 bok3, sei2 dou1 m4 hang2 me1 wok6.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    老师叫极佢都唔肯学讲唔该。
    老师叫极佢都唔肯学讲唔该。
    lou5 si1 giu3 gik6 keoi5 dou1 m4 hang2 hok6 gong2 m4 goi1.
    • He refuses to learn to say thank you, even though his teacher asked him many times.
  2. Mandarin
    敢肯定
    敢肯定
    gǎn kěn dìng
    • to be sure, to be certain
  3. Cantonese
    佢死都唔肯讲。
    佢死都唔肯讲。
    keoi5 sei2 dou1 m4 hang2 gong2.
    • He absolutely refuses to speak. (lit. He is persistently not willing to say it.)
  4. Cantonese
    点都唔肯
    點都唔肯
    dim2 dou1 m4 hang2
    • unwilling, no matter what
  5. Mandarin
    尽管你三令五申，有许多员工就是不肯照办。
    儘管你三令五申，有許多員工就是不肯照辦。
    jǐn guǎn nǐ sān lìng wǔ shēn ， yǒu xǔ duō yuán gōng jiù shì bù kěn zhào bàn ．
    • No matter how much you warn and admonish them, there are many employees who just aren't willing to do as they are told.