How to Say ‘To confirm’ in Traditional Chinese
確認一下
què rèn yī xià
[quèrèn ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 一下 (yí xià) after an action softens it to "just quickly", which makes a request sound lighter and more polite. It works with other actions too: 看一下 "take a quick look", 等一下 "wait a moment".
Phrase Breakdown
確認
què rèn
[quèrèn]
to confirm
To verify that something is correct or settled.
請你確認時間。
Please confirm the time.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; briefly
一下 softens an action and often means 'for a moment' or 'a little bit.'
我想跟你確認一下時間。
I want to confirm the time with you briefly.
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