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定

dìng

decide; set; fix

Usage note

“定”可以用来表示决定或设定的意思。比如，你可以在做决定时说‘我定了明天去公园’。

dìng kě yǐ lái bǎo shí jué dì de huò qì dé sī yùn. rúbèi, nǐ kěyǐ zài zuò juédì de shíqián shuō ‘wǒ dìngle míngtiān qù gōngyuán’.

"定" can be used to express the meaning of deciding or setting. For example, you can say 'I decided to go to the park tomorrow' when making a decision.

Context note

“定”常用于描述日常生活中做出决定或设定的事情。比如，计划活动、安排时间等。

dìng cháng yòng yú miáo shù rìyè shēnghuo zhōng chū zuò juédì de huò qì dé shìqíng. rúbèi, jìhuà huódòng、ānpái shíjiān děng.

"定" is commonly used to describe decisions or settings in daily life activities such as planning events and scheduling time.

5 examples

定了明天的计划。
dìng le míng tiān de jì huà。
We decided the plan for tomorrow.
价格已经定了。
jià gé yǐ jīng dìng le。
The price has already been set.
时间定在下午三点。
shí jiān dìng zài xià wǔ sān diǎn。
The time is set at 3 PM.
我们决定去旅行。
wǒ men jué dìng qù lǚ xíng。
We decided to go on a trip.
这个周末我定了不去加班。
zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ dìng le bú qù jiā bān。
This weekend, I have decided not to work overtime.

5 mini stories

妈妈定好了明天的早餐。爸爸也同意了。
mā ma dìng hǎo le míng tiān de zǎo cān。 bà ba yě tóng yì le。
Mom has already set the breakfast for tomorrow. Dad agreed.
我们定在周五晚上见面。地点是公园。
wǒ men dìng zài zhōu wǔ wǎn shàng jiàn miàn。 dì diǎn shì gōng yuán。
We decided to meet on Friday night. The place is the park.
老师定了这次考试的日期。大家都知道了。
lǎo shī dìng le zhè cì kǎo shì de rì qī。 dà jiā dōu zhī dào le。
The teacher set the date for this exam. Everyone knows about it.
我们定下这个价格，大家都满意。
wǒ men dìng xià zhè ge jià gé， dà jiā dōu mǎn yì。
We decided on this price, and everyone is satisfied.
会议定在上午十点开始。请大家准时参加。
huì yì dìng zài shàng wǔ shí diǎn kāi shǐ。 qǐng dà jiā zhǔn shí cān jiā。
The meeting starts at 10 AM. Please attend on time.

Mini dialogue

定计划

A
我们定一个学习计划吧。
Wǒmen dìng yī gè xuéxí jìhuà ba.
Let's set a study plan.
B
好的，每天定一个时间读中文。
Hǎo de, měitiān dìng yī gè shíjiān dú Zhōngwén.
Okay, let's fix a time every day to read Chinese.

定闹钟

A
我定了早上七点的闹钟。
Wǒ dìng le zǎoshang qī diǎn de nàozhōng.
I set the alarm clock for seven in the morning.
B
我也要定一个，这样不会迟到。
Wǒ yě yào dìng yī gè, zhèyàng bù huì chídào.
I will set one too, so I won't be late.

Related words and contrasts

similar
决定
juédìng
to decide

Both mean to make a decision. 定 is shorter and often used in compounds; 决定 is a full verb and noun.

related
确定
quèdìng
to confirm; make sure

定 means to set or fix; 确定 means to confirm something is definite.

opposite
变
biàn
to change

定 means something is fixed; 变 means it changes.

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