How to Say ‘Confirm’ in Simplified Chinese
确认一下
què rèn yī xià
[chyweh-ren ee shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 一下 (yí xià) after a verb softens it to "just quickly do it", which makes requests sound polite. You can reuse it: 看一下 "take a quick look", 等一下 "wait a moment".
Phrase Breakdown
确认
què rèn
[chyweh-ren]
to confirm
Used to check or verify reservation details like name, date, time, or number of guests.
我想确认一下明天晚上的订位。
I would like to confirm tomorrow evening's reservation.
一下
yī xià
[ee shyah]
a bit; briefly; for a moment
Makes the action sound quick and polite, as in 'check for a moment'.
我帮您看一下。
I’ll check for you.
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