制订 zhìdìng to work out
to work out; to formulate
How to remember 制订: 制 system + 订 make an order = to work out.
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How it is used
- To work out / draft (a plan or standard) - 制订方案 (zhìdìng fāng'àn) to work out a scheme.
- Same pronunciation and near-same meaning as 制定; 订 (draft/order) leans toward the drafting process, less finalized.
- In practice 制定 is preferred; 制订 emphasizes the working-out stage.