Chinese word dictionary

必定

bìdìng · to be bound to; to be sure to

Practice word

Word information

Simplified必定

Traditional必定

Pinyinbìdìng

Part of speech副

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

必bì

surely, certainly; must; will

定dìng

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

How to learn 必定

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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Words with the same characters

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必须bìxū

to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

决定juédìng

to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]; certainly

一定yídìng

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

不必búbì

need not; does not have to; not necessarily

定dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely

规定guīdìng

to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations