How to Say ‘Are sure?’ in Simplified Chinese
确定吗
què dìng ma
[quèdìng ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [吗] turns a statement into a yes-no question: [你确定] 'you are sure' becomes [你确定吗？] 'are you sure?'. You can use the same move with many short checks, like [你知道吗？] 'do you know?'.
Phrase Breakdown
确定
què dìng
[quèdìng]
confirm
To establish the truth or correctness of something.
请再次确定吗。
Please confirm again.
吗
ma
[ma]
interrogative particle
A particle used to turn statements into questions.
你要喝茶吗？
Do you want tea?
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