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定 dìng

to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 3
Radical
宀
Type
Ideograph
Made of 宀疋 ⿱宀疋

Memory hint: A person 疋 settling under a roof 宀

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  1. 他一定会来的。
    Tā yídìng huì lái de.
    He will definitely come.
    he surely will come (particle)
  2. 你决定好了吗？
    Nǐ juédìng hǎo le ma?
    Have you decided?
    you decide good (particle) (question)
  3. 我们按照规定办事吧。
    Wǒmen ànzhào guīdìng bànshì ba.
    Let's handle things according to the rules.
    we according-to regulation do-thing (suggestion)
  4. 他还没有肯定这个消息。
    Tā hái méiyǒu kěndìng zhège xiāoxi.
    He hasn't confirmed this news yet.
    he still not-have confirm this (measure) news
  5. 出发时间，我们定在早上八点。
    Chūfā shíjiān, wǒmen dìng zài zǎoshang bā diǎn.
    We've set the departure time at eight in the morning.
    depart time, we fix at morning eight o'clock

Words with 定 (23)