定

dìngㄉㄧㄥˋ

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HSK 4

Meaning

Meanings

1
to fix; to set; to make definite
2
to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)
3
to congeal; to coagulate
4
(literary) definitely

Examples

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第二天，耶穌決定要出發前往加利利。

The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee.

他定已錯過了他平常坐的那班列車。

He must have missed his usual train.

我決定要去外國讀書，把父母嚇了一跳。

My decision to study abroad surprised my parents.

我決定要和 Margaret 結婚。

I made up my mind to get married to Margaret.

杰克決定取消預約。

傑克決定取消預約。

Jack decided to cancel the reservations.

Characters

Character breakdown

匹

pǐ

variant of 匹[pi3]

Related: 定

一定

yī dìng

surely

制定

zhì dìng

to draw up; to formulate

协定

xié dìng

agreement

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate

固定

gù dìng

to fix

坚定

jiān dìng

firm

奠定

diàn dìng

to establish

安定

ān dìng

stable; calm; settled

Stroke practice

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Characters

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