定时

dìng shí

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to fix a time
2. fixed time
3. timed (of explosive etc)

Word relationships

Related words

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• 计时 jì shí 计时 jì shí to measure time 二者均涉及时间计量，定时侧重设定时间，计时侧重测量时间: to measure time
• 定时炸弹 dìng shí zhà dàn 定时炸弹 dìng shí zhà dàn time bomb 定时作定语的常见组合，指安装有定时装置的炸弹: time bomb

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“定时”作动词时是动宾结构，不能再带宾语，如“定时会议”不说“定时八点会议”。

Example Sentences

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请 定时 吃药，一天三次。

Please take the medicine at fixed times, three times a day.

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Words Containing 定时

• 安定时间 安定时间 ān dìng shí jiān: settling time (control theory)
• 定时信管 定时信管 dìng shí xìn guǎn: timed detonator
• 定时器 定时器 dìng shí qì: timer
• 定时摄影 定时摄影 dìng shí shè yǐng: time-lapse photography
• 定时炸弹 定时炸弹 dìng shí zhà dàn: time bomb
• 定时钟 定时钟 dìng shí zhōng: timer

Child Words of 定时

• 定 定 dìng: to set
• 时 时 shí: o'clock