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定

dìng

HSK 3 Character

What 定 means

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. literarydefinitely

Example sentences

• 搞定！
  Done!
• 你确定？
  Are you sure?
• 搞定了！
  It's done!
• 会搞定的。
  Huì gǎodìng de.
  It will be done.
• 一言为定！
  Yīyánwéidìng!
  It's a deal!
• 你肯定吗？
  Are you sure?

Words starting with 定

• 定义dìng yìdefinition; to define
• 定期dìng qīat set dates; at regular intervals; periodic
• 定位dìng wèito orientate; to position; to categorize (as)
• 定价dìng jiàto set a price; to fix a price
• 定居dìng jūto settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
• 定下dìng xiàto set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)
• 定律dìng lǜscientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)…
• 定时dìng shíto fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc)
• 定制dìng zhìcustom-made; made-to-order; to have sth custom made
• 定性dìng xìngto determine the nature (of sth); to determine the chemical composition (of a substance)…
• 定量dìng liàngquantity; fixed amount; ration
• 定格dìng géto fix; to confine to; freeze frame
• 定于dìng yúset at; scheduled at
• 定语dìng yǔattributive (modifier)
• 定理dìng lǐtheorem
• 定论dìng lùnfinal conclusion; accepted argument
• 定向dìng xiàngto orientate; directional; directed
• 定金dìng jīndown payment; advance payment
• 定做dìng zuòto have something made to order
• 定点dìng diǎnto determine a location; designated; appointed
• 定睛dìng jīngto stare at
• 定神dìng shénto compose oneself; to concentrate one's attention
• 定型dìng xíngto finalize (a design etc); stereotype; permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)
• 定罪dìng zuìto convict (sb of a crime)

Words containing 定

• 一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
• 决定jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision
• 肯定kěn dìngto be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm
• 规定guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations…
• 确定què dìngdefinite; certain; fixed
• 稳定wěn dìngsteady; stable; stability
• 固定gù dìngto fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place
• 制定zhì dìngto draw up; to formulate
• 说不定shuō bu dìngcan't say for sure; maybe
• 否定fǒu dìngto negate; to deny; to reject
• 坚定jiān dìngfirm; steady; staunch
• 指定zhǐ dìngto appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty
• 认定rèn dìngto maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount)
• 特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular
• 必定bì dìngto be bound to; to be sure to
• 鉴定jiàn dìngto examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise…
• 奠定diàn dìngto establish; to fix; to settle
• 断定duàn dìngto conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
• 镇定zhèn dìngcalm; unperturbed; cool
• 拟定nǐ dìngto draw up; to draft; to formulate
• 不一定bù yī dìngnot necessarily; maybe
• 约定yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange
• 注定zhù dìngto foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
• 不定bù dìngindefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious

Characters that look like 定

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 实shíreal; true; honest
• 完wánto finish; to be over; whole
• 宪xiànstatute; constitution
• 宏hónggreat; magnificent; macro (computing)
• 宥yòuto forgive; to help; profound
• 笈jítrunks (for books)

Sounds the same

Read dìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 订to agree; to conclude; to draw up
• 钉to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin
• 锭(weaving) spindle; ingot; pressed cake of medicine etc
• 腚buttocks; butt
• 啶idine (chemistry)
• 铤ingot
• 碇anchor
• 饤display food for show only; sacrifice
• 萣see 茄萣