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待定
dài dìng
Pinyin
Definition
待定
-
dài dìng
to await a decision
to be pending
Character Decomposition
待
彳
土
寸
定
宀
一
龰
Related Words
(20)
一定
yī dìng
1
surely
2
certainly
3
necessarily
4
fixed
5
a certain (extent etc)
6
given
7
particular
8
must
期待
qī dài
1
to look forward to
2
to await
3
expectation
决定
jué dìng
1
to decide (to do something)
2
to resolve
3
decision
4
CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
5
certainly
等待
děng dài
1
to wait
2
to wait for
绑定
bǎng dìng
1
binding (loanword)
2
to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
肯定
kěn dìng
1
to be certain
2
to be positive
3
assuredly
4
definitely
5
to give recognition
6
to affirm
7
affirmative (answer)
注定
zhù dìng
1
to foreordain
2
to be bound to
3
to be destined to
4
to be doomed to
5
inevitably
不一定
bù yī dìng
1
not necessarily
2
maybe
不定
bù dìng
1
indefinite
2
indeterminate
3
(botany) adventitious
交待
jiāo dài
1
variant of 交代[jiāo dài]
保定
Bǎo dìng
1
Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
制定
zhì dìng
1
to draw up
2
to formulate
协定
xié dìng
1
agreement
2
accord
3
to reach an agreement
否定
fǒu dìng
1
to negate
2
to deny
3
to reject
4
negative (answer)
5
negation
善待
shàn dài
1
to treat well
固定
gù dìng
1
to fix
2
to fasten
3
to set rigidly in place
4
fixed
5
set
6
regular
坚定
jiān dìng
1
firm
2
steady
3
staunch
4
resolute
安定
Ān dìng
1
Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
定
dìng
1
to set
2
to fix
3
to determine
4
to decide
5
to order
定位
dìng wèi
1
to orientate
2
to position
3
to categorize (as)
4
to characterize (as)
5
positioning
6
position
7
niche
Idioms
(20)
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
1
(idiom) it's a deal
2
that's settled then
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
1
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
1
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo
1
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
2
to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
1
decreed by fate (idiom)
2
destined
3
fated
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
1
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
1
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
1
lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
2
fig. to get sorted out
3
to be finalized
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
1
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
2
to wait idly for opportunities
3
to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
1
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
1
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
2
to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
宽以待人
kuān yǐ dài rén
1
to be lenient with others (idiom)
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
1
to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
待价而沽
dài jià ér gū
1
to sell only for a good price (idiom)
2
to wait for a good offer
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
1
to pledge eternal love (idiom)
2
to exchange marriage vows
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
1
indecisive (idiom)
拭目以待
shì mù yǐ dài
1
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài
1
imminent
2
just around the corner (idiom)
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
1
to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài
1
time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
Sample Sentences
那这个待定吧。唉,你说我们把阳台打通好不好?
nà zhè ge dàidìng ba 。ài ,nǐ shuō wǒmen bǎ yángtái dǎ tōng hǎo bu hǎo ?
Then let's hold off on that decision for now. Hey, what do you think about tearing down these walls and extending the room into the balcony?
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