定义 (定義)
dìng yì
Pinyin

Definition

定义 (定義)
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dìng yì
  1. definition
  2. to define

Character Decomposition

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

那我应该按照这个什么古典分类理论来做个中国版的“鸟”的定义。
nà wǒ yīnggāi ànzhào zhè ge shénme gǔdiǎn fēnlèi lǐlùn lái zuò gè Zhōngguó bǎn de “niǎo ”de dìngyì 。
So I should make a Chinese definition of a bird along the lines of this classic taxonomic theory.
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可不是吗？最近网上已经开始绞尽脑汁要给“什么什么后“下定义了。
kěbushì ma ？zuìjìn wǎngshàng yǐjīng kāishǐ jiǎojìnnǎozhī yào gěi “shénme shénme hòu “xià dìngyì le 。
Tell me about it. Everyone has been wracking their brains recently, working out how to define the generations born in different decades.
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你说的倒也有道理，“贴标签”、“下定义”的举动确实太过草率，有失偏颇。尤其常常用来作为批评某类人的手段，不但不负责任也有人身攻击的嫌疑。
nǐshuōde dào yě yǒudàolǐ ，“tiē biāoqiān ”、“xià dìngyì ”de jǔdòng quèshí tài guò cǎoshuài ，yǒushī piānpō 。yóuqí chángcháng yònglái zuòwéi pīpíng mǒu lèi rén de shǒuduàn ，bùdàn bù fù zérén yě yǒu rénshēn gōngjī de xiányí 。
That makes sense, the action of "labeling" or "defining" is really done too carelessly, and is quite biased. Especially given that it's often used as a method to criticize a certain type of person. This is not only irresponsible but could also be seen as a personal attack.
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也是，我们已经太习惯不假思索地给事物下定义了，因为这样不但可以省去很多论证的辛苦，还可以在言谈间显得有趣又高明。
yě shì ，wǒmen yǐjīng tài xíguàn bùjiǎsīsuǒ de gěi shìwù xià dìngyì le ，yīnwèi zhèyàng bùdàn kěyǐ shěng qù hěn duō lùnzhèng de xīnkǔ ，hái kěyǐ zài yántán jiān xiǎnde yǒuqù yòu gāomíng 。
I guess that's true. We are already too accustomed to giving things a definition without thinking. This not only saves us from the pain of actually having to expound on a point, but it can also make us appear interesting and feel superior in conversation.
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你说的没错，欧美电影对恐怖的定义跟我们东方人还是有区别的，也许对欧美人来说坟墓、僵尸就代表恐怖，但对我们来说这些还不算是恐怖。
nǐshuōde méicuò ，Ōuměi diànyǐng duì kǒngbù de dìngyì gēn wǒmen dōngfāngrén háishì yǒu qūbié de ，yěxǔ duì Ōu - Měi rén láishuō fénmù 、jiāngshī jiù dàibiǎo kǒngbù ，dàn duì wǒmen láishuō zhèxiē hái bù suàn shì kǒngbù 。
You're totally right, the European and American definition of horror is different from us Easterners. Maybe for European and Americans graves and zombies represent horror, but for us, these don't count as scary.
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电商法规定，电子商务经营者应当依法办理市场主体登记，依法履行纳税义务。电商法还明确了电子商务经营者的定义，即通过互联网等信息网络从事销售商品或者提供服务的经营活动的自然人、
diàn shāngfǎ guīdìng ，diànzǐshāngwù jīngyíngzhě yīngdāng yīfǎbànlǐ Shìchǎngzhǔtǐ dēngjì ，yīfǎ lǚxíng nàshuì yìwù 。diàn shāngfǎ hái míngquè le diànzǐshāngwù jīngyíngzhě de dìngyì ，jí tōngguò Hùliánwǎng děng xìnxīwǎngluò cóngshì xiāoshòu shāngpǐn huòzhě tígōng fúwù de jīngyíng huódòng de zìránrén 、
The E-commerce Law stipulates that e-commerce operators should register market entities in accordance with the law and fulfill their tax obligations in accordance with the law. The e-commerce law also clarifies the definition of e-commerce operators, that is, natural persons who engage in sales activities or provide services through information networks such as the Internet.
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