确定

确定

To confirm; certain; definite.

确 is used to emphasize certainty, and 定 indicates something is fixed or decided.

我确定今天会下雨。

I am sure that it will rain today.

Here, 确定 is used to mean 'confirm' or 'verify' something.

请你确定一下这个信息是否正确。

Please verify if this information is correct.

In this case, 确定 is used to mean 'finalize' or 'establish' something concretely.

在确定课程表之后，我们再安排面试时间。

After finalizing the schedule, we will arrange the interview time.