Chinese word dictionary

断定

duàndìng · to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment

Practice word

Word information

Simplified断定

Traditional斷定

Pinyinduàndìng

Part of speech动

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.

断duàn

to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

定dìng

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

How to learn 断定

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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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

不断búduàn

unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

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

肯定kěndìng

to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)