确认 (quèrèn) — to confirm; to verify

确认 (quèrèn)

确认 means to confirm or verify something with certainty, often involving a deliberate check or acknowledgment, and is used across formal, professional, and everyday contexts.

Meanings

1. [verb] to confirm; to verify; to acknowledge
2. [verb] to make certain of; to establish definitively

Example Sentences

请您确认一下预订信息。 Qǐng nín quèrèn yīxià yùdìng xìnxi. Please confirm your reservation details.

会议前需要确认所有参会人员名单。 Huìyì qián xūyào quèrèn suǒyǒu cānhuì rényuán míngdān. The list of all attendees needs to be confirmed before the meeting.

经过检查，工程师确认了设备故障的原因。 Jīngguò jiǎnchá, gōngchéngshī quèrènle shèbèi gùzhàng de yuányīn. After inspection, the engineer confirmed the cause of the equipment failure.

双方已确认合同条款，即将签署。 Shuāngfāng yǐ quèrèn hétóng tiáokuǎn, jíjiāng qiānshǔ. Both parties have confirmed the contract terms and are about to sign.

系统发送了一封邮件以确认注册成功。 Xìtǒng fāsòngle yī fēng yóujiàn yǐ quèrèn zhùcè chénggōng. The system sent an email to confirm successful registration.

目击者的陈述确认了监控视频中的情况。 Mùjī zhě de chénshù quèrènle jiāngkòng shìpín zhōng de qíngkuàng. The witness's account confirmed the situation shown in the surveillance footage.

Collocations

Usage Notes

确认 is more action-oriented than 证实 (zhèngshí, to verify/confirm a fact). While 证实 is about verifying factual truth through evidence, 确认 often implies an active step of checking and acknowledging, such as confirming a booking or an identity. It is widely used in professional correspondence, contracts, and official procedures.

The phrase 确认无误 (confirmed with no errors) is a standard expression in formal and business writing. 确认收到 is the standard way to acknowledge receipt of documents or goods. At B2, learners should recognize 确认 as a transactional, procedural verb.

Memory Hook

QUE (确, definite/certain) + REN (认, to recognize) = to recognize something as definitely certain.