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定
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Definitions
- 1. to set
- 2. to fix
- 3. to determine
- 4. to decide
- 5. to order
Example Sentences
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Words Containing 定
to draw up
fixed income
cefradine, cephradine (pharm.)
to authorize; to designate
hairspray
indefinite integral (math.)
to state in advance
quorum
specified (capacity, output etc)
Yongding River to the West of Beijing
indecisive
ordinary provision (law)
certainly
universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
special
to be certain
Wuding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
scaler
geolocation
fixed amount
fixed mindset (as opposed to growth mindset)
turbulent
fixed deposit
to set
morning and evening visits to parents
echolocation
middle of the night
indefinite
another name for 金箍棒[jīn gū bàng]
DNA test
to name (sth)
Dingxi prefecture-level city in Gansu
to agree
amorphous carbon
pralidoxime chloride
to call the tune
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
qualitative theory
firm
the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard
to assert
settler
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
settled
to foreordain
clonidine (drug) (loanword)
Ding'an county, Hainan
to stake out (the boundaries of a property etc)
national holiday
Dingzhou, county-level city in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭|楼兰
constant (math.)
tranquilizer
directed breeding
fixed point theorem (math.)
to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)
Dingzhou, county-level city in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei
attitude
set phrase
to tailor-make
to select
certain
Rolle's theorem (in calculus)
fixed deposit (banking)
Dingxi prefecture-level city in Gansu
transfer protocol
law of sines
Tingri town and county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet
orienteering
unstable
paternity or maternity test
definite article (grammar)
fundamental theorem
unswerving
demarcation
domain (math.)
mean value theorem (in calculus)
don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
first soliloquy (introducing opera character)
standing long jump
false affirmative
to highlight sth by drawing a circle around it
stator (electricity)
fixed point
to come to a decision
to be definitely able (to do sth)
communications protocol
the Remainder Theorem
(Buddhism) to enter a meditative state
Yongding district of Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[zhāng jiā jiè shì], Hunan
lit. the butt governs the head (idiom)
to examine sth and make a decision
Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi
Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[dà dù hé] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[lú dìng xiàn] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu]
to negate
agreement
predestination
Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
to orientate
Tingri county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[zhōu shān shì], Zhejiang
Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
the Chinese remainder theorem
(of freight or cargo) to book
titration
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
to be bound to
to orientate
hypertext transfer protocol
to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later
to decide without reference to other parties involved
Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
Ding'an county, Hainan
attributive (modifier)
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]
landline telephone
to make up one's mind
to make arbitrary decisions
joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game)
to reserve tickets
time bomb
settlement
fundamental theorem of algebra (every polynomial has a complex root)
to restrict to
to cling (to a belief)
timpani
Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Dingxing county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei
to agree on sth (after discussion)
already fixed
to calibrate (measure or apparatus)
timer
binding (loanword)
originally planned
Luding county (Tibetan: lcags zam rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
quorum
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
surely
prime lens
Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing
delimiter (computing)
to establish
fixed complement (of crew, passengers etc)
to select
to arbitrarily assert
infinitive (grammar)
to reach an agreement
sedative drug
the mean value theorem (in calculus)
definite
Luoding, county-level city in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong
conservation law (physics)
Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
(automotive) electronic stability program (ESP)
unless otherwise agreed
inverse-square law (physics)
to set the tone
factory designated by the state to make a particular product
user-defined
to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval
to agree on
long-term stability
Yongding county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
active conjoined sentence
true affirmative (TA)
set at
Internet protocol
to appraise
to maintain (that sth is true)
constant
rating (for power output, flame resistance etc)
laws of motion (mechanics)
global positioning system (GPS)
uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address
fiat currency
expressly stipulated (in writing)
antigen determinant (causing immunological response)
Chinese remainder theorem (math.)
Dingxiang county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
predefined
presumption of innocence (law)
a test
constant state
timed detonator
to assert categorically
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)
indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), Austrian physicist
according to provisions
affirmative sentence
decisive
to bring peace and stability to the country
Dinggyê county, Tibetan: Gding skyes rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
to set a price
to make a definitive judgment
statutory; law-based; legal
down payment
burette
to determine the nature (of sth)
to schedule
to set the tone
Anding district of Dingxi city 定西市[dìng xī shì], Gansu
final conclusion
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
to determine a location
Luding county (Tibetan: lcags zam rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Dingxiang county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
negative sentence
chunking
Guiding county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
the Remainder Theorem
to evaluate
to order goods
Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Dinggyê county, Tibetan: Gding skyes rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
to decide (to do something)
to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
must
usual practice
at set dates
betrothal gift
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭|楼兰[lóu lán]
discretionary power
Mouding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
to draw up; to formulate
Moore's law (computing)
foregone conclusion
quantitative analysis
Yongding, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
necessarily
degree of stability
to come to a conclusion about sth after examining it
National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)
to believe
deposit
(idiom) it's a deal
Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi
to lock (a door)
security deposit
to decide after intense deliberation
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
positioning (marketing)
\Red Poppies\, novel by 阿來|阿来[ā lái]
to finalize (a design etc)
pending
to stare at
to schedule in advance
to stop
according to regulation
certain
indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x
Dingxing county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei
the binomial theorem (math.)
to conclude a treaty
definition
to judge
Jiading district of northwest Shanghai
to have just recovered from a shock
unalterable
according to agreement
committed information rate (Frame Relay); CIR
to settle a marriage
communications protocol
to be predestined
brand names include Zeffix, Heptovir, Epivir and Epivir-HBV
waste stabilization pond
to exchange vows with (sb)
(math.) Riemann-Roch theorem
(literary) to quell an insurgency
fundamental theorem of algebra
to fix
determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc)
custom-made; made-to-order
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
to sign (a contract, treaty etc)
to fix the price
start frame delimiter (SFD)
to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
Dingnan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
qualitative inorganic analysis
to appoint
evaluation committee
fixed assets
to consider and decide
to conclude
Chris Patten (1944-), last British Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997
Dingtao County in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[hé zé], Shandong
closed graph theorem (math.)
to make a decision
cross-country orienteering
Nam Dinh, Vietnam
Luoding, county-level city in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong
to reach a verdict
Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
to sentence (a criminal)
pralidoxime mesylate
Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉|阳泉[yáng quán], Shanxi
Dingxi prefecture in Gansu
can't say for sure
temporary arrangement
protocol
to pledge eternal love (idiom)
undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
to redirect
Jiading district of northwest Shanghai
chronometry
to assess
wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)
converse theorem (math.)
established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
stabilization
Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.)
Mouding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
optometry
Schrödinger's wave equation
determinism
to drift without a resting place (idiom)
steady
firmness
GPS (Global Positioning System)
to have something made to order
Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
to fix
firm view
trade agreement
determinant (causing immunological response)
calm
true negative (TN)
to demarcate
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
fundamental theorem of calculus
to grade
to make a firm resolution
Pythagorean theorem
Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
non-scheduled
stability
timer
to exchange love tokens or vows
Puding county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
fixed allocation
to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
time-lapse photography
tailor-made
to await a decision
Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉|阳泉[yáng quán], Shanxi
to judge a case
directrix of a parabola
(math.) indeterminate equation
universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
radioimmunoassay
to determine (by measuring or surveying)
Order of Augustinian Recollects, a mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns
intermediate value theorem (math.)
first soliloquy text (introducing opera character)
decreed by fate (idiom)
bioassay
to determine
to decide
to be seated
custom
stable prices
Guiding county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
hypertext transfer protocol
global positioning system (GPS)
indeterminate form
settling time (control theory)
tuning (stringed instrument)
to feel reassured
infinitive
to assume
calm and composed (idiom)
Fermat's last theorem
possessive (in grammar)
Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)
sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar); acoustic positioning
Dingnan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
a specialized enterprise
occupancy (i.e. proportion of seats occupied)
deterministic effect
determinacy
to compose oneself
scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
certificate of deposit
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
not necessarily
Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[zhōu shān shì], Zhejiang
wind vane
(payment) account
phencyclidine (PCP)
to have sth made to order
calm and collected
ruling
global positioning system (GPS)
to fix
to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
to convict (sb of a crime)
to set down (rules)
indecisive (idiom)
to define
Dingtao county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[hé zé], Shandong
to fix a time
Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏[dōng wèi]
caps lock
tranquilizer
lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
theorem
more likely than not
to set
to be screwed
routing protocol
quantity
to set (the tone, a target etc)
to oscillate without pause (idiom)
to settle (in some city, country etc)
indeterminate
transmission control protocol
to demarcate
definition
seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)
Puding county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
to infer; to consider and come to a judgment
to audit and determine
(law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc)
picloram
universal differential equation
Employment Stability Fee (Taiwan), a minimum monthly fee for employing foreign workers
to fix a photographic image