把 握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome) 固 gù hard / strong / solid / sure / assuredly / undoubtedly / of course / indeed / admittedly 管 取 guǎn qǔ sure 确 定 què dìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box) 保 险 bǎo xiǎn insurance / to insure / safe / secure / be sure / be bound to / CL:份[fen4] 果 然 guǒ rán really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed 无 疑 wú yí undoubtedly / without doubt / for sure 没 错 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong 说 不 定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure / maybe 务 必 wù bì must / to need to / to be sure to 必 定 bì dìng to be bound to / to be sure to 果 真 guǒ zhēn really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really... 确 信 què xìn to be convinced / to be sure / to firmly believe / to be positive that / definite news 看 准 kàn zhǔn to observe and make sure / to check 胜 算 shèng suàn odds of success / stratagem that ensures success / to be sure of success 切 切 qiè qiè urgently / eagerly / worried / (urge sb to) be sure to / it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction) 见 得 jiàn dé to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure 认 准 rèn zhǔn to identify clearly / to make sure of / to believe firmly 切 莫 qiè mò you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it) 会 huì can (i.e. have the skill, know how to) / likely to / sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / union / group / association / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3]) 不 痛 不 痒 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory 料 定 liào dìng certain / to know for sure 朝 不 保 夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 准 保 zhǔn bǎo certainly / for sure 后 会 有 期 hòu huì yǒu qī I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again. 朝 不 虑 夕 zhāo bù lu:4 xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 安 如 磐 石 ān rú pán shí as solid as rock (idiom) / as sure as houses 煮 熟 的 鸭 子 飞 了 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le the cooked duck flew away (proverb) / (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers 不 好 说 bù hǎo shuō hard to say / unpleasant to say / can't be sure 不 见 不 散 bù jiàn bù sàn lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there! 二 虎 相 斗 , 必 有 一 伤 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt 应 该 的 yīng gāi de you're most welcome / sure thing! / I did what I was supposed to do 敲 钉 钻 脚 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo to make doubly sure (idiom) 满 有 谱 mǎn yǒu pǔ to have a clearcut idea / to have firm guidelines / to have confidence / to be sure / to be certain 稳 拿 wěn ná a sure gain / sth one is sure to obtain 稳 获 wěn huò a sure catch / sth one is sure to obtain 万 安 wàn ān completely secure / a sure thing / rest assured 虎 父 无 犬 子 hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific) / With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son 誙 kēng (arch.) definitely / sure! 黄 鼠 狼 给 鸡 拜 年 huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom) 左 券 zuǒ quàn a sure thing / a certainty / copy of a contract held by a creditor 不 见 兔 子 不 撒 鹰 bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom) / one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed 何 以 见 得 hé yǐ jiàn dé how can one be sure? 未 必 见 得 wèi bì jiàn dé not necessarily / that's not sure 没 准 méi zhǔn not sure / maybe 必 死 无 疑 bì sǐ wú yí will die for sure / to be a goner