奠定 (diàndìng) means Establishes. Below are 2 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
这项研究 奠定 了整个学科的基础。
Zhè xiàng yánjiū diàndìng le zhěnggè xuékē de jīchǔ.
This research laid the foundation of the whole discipline.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奠定
早期的训练为他 奠定 了扎实的基本功。
Zǎoqī de xùnliàn wèi tā diàndìng le zhāshi de jīběngōng.
His early training gave him a solid grounding.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奠定
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How is 奠定 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 奠定 (diàndìng, "Establishes"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 奠定 an HSK word?
Yes — 奠定 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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