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定当

dìng dàng

2-character word Traditional 定當

What 定当 means

1. settled
2. ready
3. finished

Other readings

定当 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dìng dāngnecessarily

The characters in 定当

• 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)…
• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)

Example sentences

• 我决定当个医生了。
  I decided to be a doctor.
• 我决定当个工程师。
  I've decided to become an engineer.

Sounds the same

Read dìng dàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 定档(of a film etc) to be set to be released on a specific date

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