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定 (dìng): to fix, to set, to determine

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HSK 4verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to fix, to set, to determine
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 8
Radical: 宀
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

to fix
to set
to make definite
to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)
to book (tickets etc)
to order (goods etc)
to congeal
to coagulate
to fix
to set
to make definite
to subscribe to (a newspaper, etc.)
to book (tickets, etc.)
to order (goods, etc.)
to congeal
to coagulate
(literary) definitely

Chinese explanation

决定、确定，把某件事或某个数量明确下来，不再改变
使稳定、使不动摇，如安定、固定
预先约定或规定，如定期、定量
也表示一定、必定，如定能成功。

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Example sentences

I made a plan to study two hours every day.

Please set a time, we will meet tomorrow.

The train tickets are booked, we leave next week.

He decided to settle down and live in Beijing.

We need to set a goal first, then work hard to achieve it.

We set a time to meet.

He subscribed to a newspaper.

This matter hasn't been settled yet.

Water freezes into ice at zero degrees.

The decision is made; it cannot be changed.

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