定义 dìngyì definition
definition; to define
How to remember 定义: 定 decide + 义 right conduct = definition.
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How it is used
- A definition, or to define: 给…下定义 (gěi…xià dìngyì) to define something, 严格的定义 (a strict definition).
- Note the collocation 下定义 (to give/lay down a definition), not 做定义.
- Also figurative: 重新定义 (chóngxīn dìngyì) to redefine (a category, a life). Academic/tech register.