定 (dìng) means Decide (order - calm - definitely). Below are 24 of the 178 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
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From the graded readers
我想：她一 定 忘了。
wǒ xiǎng: tā yīdìng wàngle.
I thought: she must have forgotten.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
两年前，我决 定 开始跑步。
liǎng niánqián, wǒ juédìng kāishǐ pǎobù.
Two years ago I decided to start running.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
最难的不是搬，而是决 定 什么东西要扔。
zuì nán de / dì búshì bān, érshì juédìng shénme dōngxī yāo rēng.
The hard part wasn't the carrying — it was deciding what to throw away.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
我忍了两个星期，最后决 定 上去说一说。
wǒ rěn le / liǎo / liào liǎng gè xīngqī, zuìhòu juédìng shàngqù shuō yī shuō.
I put up with it for two weeks and finally decided to go up and say something.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
到了她家门口，她一 定 要请我进去喝茶。
dàole tā jiā ménkǒu, tā yīdìngyào qǐng wǒ jìnqù hē / hè chá.
At her door she insisted I come in for tea.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
三年前，我做了一个让所有人都反对的决 定 。
sānnián qián, wǒ zuòle yīgè ràng suǒyǒu rén dōu fǎnduì de / dì juédìng.
Three years ago I made a decision everybody was against.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
走出大楼的时候，我以为自己肯 定 没有机会了。
zǒu chū dà lóu de / dì shíhou, wǒ yǐwéi zìjǐ kěndìng méiyǒu jīhuì le / liǎo / liào.
Walking out of the building, I was sure I'd blown it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
那时候我在一家大公司工作，收入不错，工作也很稳 定 。
nàshí hòu wǒ zài yī jiā dà gōngsī gōngzuò, shōurù búcuò, gōngzuò yě hěn wěndìng.
At the time I worked for a big company with a decent salary and a stable job.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
From the travel phrasebook
我们指 定 货代。
Wǒmen zhǐdìng huòdài.
We'll nominate the freight forwarder.
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
定 制的话要打样。
Dìngzhì dehuà yào dǎyàng.
For a custom version we'd need to make a prototype.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
下次来一 定 告诉我。
Xià cì lái yídìng gàosu wǒ.
Tell me next time you're in town.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
下次来我一 定 去工厂。
Xià cì lái wǒ yídìng qù gōngchǎng.
Next visit I'll come to the factory.
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
货代您指 定 还是我们安排？
Huòdài nín zhǐdìng háishi wǒmen ānpái?
Do you nominate the forwarder or shall we?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
定 appears in 178 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 定
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Questions about 定
How is 定 used in a sentence?
This page shows 178 sentences using 定 (dìng, "Decide (order - calm - definitely)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 定 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 定 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 定?
The dictionary page for 定 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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