定 dìng decide
decide; to fix; to book; definitely
How to remember 定: 宀 house + 𤴓 upright = decide. After touring the house, the young couple sit bolt upright on the sofa at midnight, still deciding on a price.
Component breakdown
定 = 宀 house + 𤴓 upright
- 宀 house
- 𤴓 upright
After touring the house, the young couple sit bolt upright on the sofa at midnight, still deciding on a price.
How it came to be
A roof over a foot stepping straight at its mark. Somebody has come indoors and stopped where they meant to: settled, and so fixed, and so decided.
How it is used
- To settle / fix / decide, and 'definitely' as a bound part - 决定 (juédìng) decide, 一定 (yīdìng) surely, 定好时间 (dìng hǎo shíjiān) fix a time.
- Distinguish 决定 (make a decision) from 定 alone meaning 'to book/reserve': 定房间 (dìng fángjiān) reserve a room, 定票 (dìng piào) book a ticket.
- 肯定 (kěndìng) and 一定 both express certainty; 规定 (guīdìng) is a fixed rule.
Characters built with 定
Words with 定
- 一定yīdìngsurelyHSK 3
- 决定juédìngdecideHSK 3
- 肯定kěndìngsureHSK 4
- 规定guīdìngregulationHSK 4
- 制定zhìdìngto draw upHSK 5
- 否定fǒudìngto negateHSK 5
- 固定gùdìngto fixHSK 5
- 定期dìngqīat set datesHSK 5
- 确定quèdìngdefiniteHSK 5
- 稳定wěndìngsteadyHSK 5
- 约定yuēdìngto agree on something (after discussion)HSK 5
- 说不定shuōbudìngcan't say for sureHSK 5
- 坚定jiāndìngfirmHSK 6
- 定义dìngyìdefinitionHSK 6
- 定价dìngjiàto set a priceHSK 6
- 定位dìngwèito orientateHSK 6
- 定制dìngzhìcustom-madeHSK 6
- 定时dìngshíto fix a timeHSK 6
- 指定zhǐdìngto appointHSK 6
- 法定fǎdìngstatutoryHSK 6
- 特定tèdìngspecialHSK 6
- 认定rèndìngto maintain (that something is true)HSK 6
- 鉴定jiàndìngto appraiseHSK 6
- 预定yùdìngto schedule in advanceHSK 6
- 不定búdìngindefiniteHSK 7
- 假定jiǎdìngto assumeHSK 7
- 判定pàndìngto judgeHSK 7
- 安定āndìngstableHSK 7
- 定做dìngzuòto have something made to orderHSK 7
- 定向dìngxiàngto orientateHSK 7
- 定居dìngjūto settle (in some city, country etc)HSK 7
- 定律dìnglǜscientific lawHSK 7
- 定论dìnglùnfinal conclusionHSK 7
- 定金dìngjīndown paymentHSK 7
- 必定bìdìngto be bound toHSK 7
- 断定duàndìngto concludeHSK 7
- 注定zhùdìngto foreordainHSK 7
- 界定jièdìngdefinitionHSK 7
- 评定píngdìngto evaluateHSK 7
- 举棋不定jǔqí-búdìngto hesitate over what move to make (idiom)HSK 8
Example sentences
- 这是大家的决定。 Zhè shì dàjiā de juédìng.This is everyone's decision.
- 这一定是他要的书。 Zhè yídìng shì tā yào de shū.This is surely a book he needs.
- 你一定能适应新工作。 Nǐ yídìng néng shìyìng xīn gōngzuò.You should surely be able to adapt yourself to the new work.
- 她决定亲自去一趟。 Tā juédìng qīnzì qù yí tàng.She decided to go in person.