定
dìng
Pinyin

Definition

定
 - 
dìng
  1. to set
  2. to fix
  3. to determine
  4. to decide
  5. to order

Character Decomposition

Compounds (11)

绽
zhàn
  1. 1 to burst open
  2. 2 to split at the seam
淀
diàn
  1. 1 shallow water
淀
diàn
  1. 1 sediment
  2. 2 precipitate
锭
dìng
  1. 1 (weaving) spindle
  2. 2 ingot
  3. 3 pressed cake of medicine etc
  4. 4 classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks
啶
dìng
  1. 1 idine (chemistry)

Related Words (20)

一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
决定
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 项 xiàng
  6. 6 certainly
绑定
bǎng dìng
  1. 1 binding (loanword)
  2. 2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
肯定
kěn dìng
  1. 1 to be certain
  2. 2 to be positive
  3. 3 assuredly
  4. 4 definitely
  5. 5 to give recognition
  6. 6 to affirm
  7. 7 affirmative (answer)
注定
zhù dìng
  1. 1 to foreordain
  2. 2 to be bound to
  3. 3 to be destined to
  4. 4 to be doomed to
  5. 5 inevitably

Idioms (17)

一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
  2. 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority

Sample Sentences

我先生今儿出门儿的时候，说要和大学同学聚餐，我总觉得不对劲儿，一定有事儿，就打电话问了一个熟人，他就露馅儿了，我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
wǒ xiānsheng jīnr chūméner de shíhou ，shuō yào hé dàxué tóngxué jùcān ，wǒ zǒng juéde bùduìjìnr ，yīdìng yǒu shìr ，jiù dǎdiànhuà wèn le yīgē shúrén ，tā jiù lòuxiànr le ，wǒ yàgēnr méixiǎngdào tā huì zhèyàng piàn wǒ 。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
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生产有一定的标准流程，赶货的话，我们很难为质量把关啊。
shēngchǎn yǒu yīdìng de biāozhǔn liúchéng ，gǎn huò dehuà ，wǒmen hěn nán wèi zhìliàng bǎguān a 。
The production has a standard process, it will be hard to make sure the quality if we do it in a hurry.
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他姓差名不多，是各省各县各村人氏。你一定见过他，一定听过别人谈起他。
tā xìng chā míng bùduō ，shì gè shěng gè xiàn gè cūn rénshì 。nǐ yīdìng jiàn guò tā ，yīdìng tīng guò biéren tán qǐ tā 。
His last name is “Cha” and his first name is “Bu-Duo”. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. It is certain that you have seen him - and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him.
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我敢打赌，你一定会迟到的。
wǒ gǎn dǎdǔ ，nǐ yīdìng huì chídào de 。
I bet you'll definitely be late.
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民众不满意政府高层做的决定。
mínzhòng bù mǎnyì zhèngfǔ gāocéng zuò de juédìng 。
People are not satisfied with the decision made by the top level of the government.
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公司高层决定要把公司关掉了。
gōngsīgāocéng juédìng yào bǎ gōngsī guāndiào le 。
The top management decided to shut down the company.
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动物在不同的自然环境中，为了生存它们会慢慢透过繁殖、变异而演化出形形色色功能不同的颜色，而这些颜色是由自然选择决定的。
dòngwù zài bùtóng de zìrán huánjìng zhōng ，wèile shēngcún tāmen huì mànmàn tòuguò fánzhí 、biànyì ér yǎnhuà chū xíngxíngsèsè gōngnéng bùtóng de yánsè ，ér zhèxiē yánsè shì yóu zìránxuǎnzé juédìng de 。
Animals living in different natural environments will mutate and evolve into having a variety of functions and different colors for their survival. These mutations are based on natural selection.
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妈妈经常唠叨我：十字路口非常危险，常常有车突然冲过来，所以在穿越马路时一定要格外小心。
māma jīngcháng láodao wǒ ：shízìlùkǒu fēicháng wēixiǎn ，chángcháng yǒu chē tūrán chōng guòlái ，suǒyǐ zài chuānyuè mǎlù shí yīdìng yào géwài xiǎoxīn 。
My mom constantly nags at me: "The crossroad is a very dangerous place. There are always cars rushing across. Therefore, we have to be extra careful when crossing the road."
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李秀英这种人之后一定会露出马脚，你干嘛现在自毁前途呢？
Lǐxiùyīng zhèzhǒng rén zhīhòu yīdìng huì lùchūmǎjiǎo ，nǐ gànmá xiànzài zìhuǐqiántú ne ？
Xiuying Li will eventually show her true colors, why would you ruin your own career now?
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所以条件反射就是指长时间下来对特定制约刺激的反应。
suǒyǐ tiáojiànfǎnshè jiùshì zhǐ cháng shíjiān xiàlai duì tèdìng zhìyuē cìjī de fǎnyìng 。
Therefore, conditioned reflex indicates the response to a long-term specifically restricted stimulation.
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