What Is a Sum Certain?

Sure, pinyin: kn dìng. Original meaning: OK, definitely. Accept or approve of things. As opposed to "negative". ^[1]

[kn dìng]

[Title] Affirmation

[Phonetic] kn dìng

[Basic explanation]

1. Affirm or approve of things. As opposed to "negative".

Be confident; no doubt; confident;

1. Hold things

   1. Recognizing the existence or truth of things is the opposite of "negation."

      Mao Zedong's "Speech at the National Propaganda Conference of the Communist Party of China": "We should not affirm everything that we have, only the things that are correct; at the same time, we must not negate all of us, only the things that are wrong.

      Bing Xin's "Send the Little Reader" 12: "I am deadly affirming that the world we live in is bliss."

      Chapter 113 of Hao Ran's "Sunny Sky": "Xiao Changchun heard that there was something in these discussions and knew that someone had fanned them, and he was more affirmative of his own estimates."

   2. Recognized; positive, as opposed to "negative."

      Sha Ting's "Breakthrough" II: "The Chief of Section One canceled his affirmative reply and began to estimate hostility from this new change."

      Zhao Shuli's "Practitioner Pan Yongfu": "Comrade Li Sizhong promised another affirmative statement, and moved to the newly-determined dam foundation to start work the next day."

   3. Certainly; no doubt.

      Chapter 5 of Wei Wei's "Oriental": "He secretly thought: 'The teacher came to the front, it must have something to do with the loss of the 1000 high ground, otherwise, why do you come in person?'"

      Chapter 105 of Hao Ran's "Sunny Sky": "The wheat growing in the field must be overwhelmed by the wind and rain, and it will be rotten if it is not sunny or open."

      Jin Jin's "Swallows Returning Early": "Next year, there must be some new changes here."

   4. OK; clear.

      Wang Xiyan's "Evening Banquet" V: "Since her relationship with Mr. Hua Darong has been confirmed, her attitude towards others has become a little cold."

      Zhou Erfu's "Shanghai Morning" part nine: "'How can I forget it?' She saw his expression of indifference like that, and was a little anxious, and her voice became severe, so he must be brought to the factory tomorrow to pay back To Tao Amao, he spoke very slowly, almost speaking word by word, with a very positive tone. "