Chinese word dictionary

一定

yídìng · surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

Practice word

Word information

Simplified一定

Traditional一定

Pinyinyídìng

Part of speech形、副

HSK 3.03

HSK 2.03

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

一yī

one; first

定dìng

to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

How to learn 一定

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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第一dì yī

first; number one; primary

一yī

one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

一半yíbàn

half

一下yíxià

(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly

一点儿yìdiǎnr

erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]

一些yìxiē

some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er