Usage of the character 定

Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏／东魏 ( Dōng Wèi)
Wuding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

nèidìng

内定

[內定]

to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later
to decide behind closed doors
all cut and dried

dìnglǐ

定理

[定理]

theorem

dìnglì

定例

[定例]

usual practice
routine

dìngdìng

订定

[訂定]

to set
to designate
to stipulate
to provide
to draw up
to formulate (rules etc)
stipulation

Guìdìng

贵定

[貴定]

Guiding county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

dìngpiào

定票

[定票]

to reserve tickets

pàidìng

派定

[派定]

to believe
to be convinced

huàdìng

划定

[劃定]

to demarcate
to delimit

héngdìng

恒定

[恆定]

constant

suǒdìng

锁定

[鎖定]

to lock (a door)
to close with a latch
to lock into place
a lock
a latch
to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten)
to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection)
to focus attention on
to target

yùdìng

预定

[預定]

to schedule in advance

dìngshuō

定说

[定說]

to assert categorically
generally accepted view

píngdìng

平定

[平定]

to pacify

dìngchū

定出

[定出]

to determine
to fix upon
to set (a target, a price etc)

zédìng

择定

[擇定]

to select

édìng

额定

[額定]

specified (capacity, output etc)
rated (capacity, output etc)

wèidìng

未定

[未定]

undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt

qīndìng

钦定

[欽定]

to authorize; to designate
(old) to be compiled and published by imperial command

diàndìng

奠定

[奠定]

to establish
to fix
to settle

dìnglùn

定论

[定論]

final conclusion
accepted argument

dìngqíng

定情

[定情]

to exchange love tokens or vows
to pledge one's love
to get engaged

dìngzuò

定做

[定做]

to have something made to order

dìng'àn

定案

[定案]

to reach a verdict
to conclude a judgment

qiāndìng

签定

[簽定]

to sign (a contract, treaty etc)

āndìng

安定

[安定]

stable; calm; settled
to stabilize
Valium; diazepam

jiàndìng

鉴定

[鑑定]

to appraise
to identify
to evaluate

fǒudìng

否定

[否定]

to negate
to deny
to reject
negative (answer)
negation

dìngjí

定级

[定級]

to grade
to rank
to establish the level of sb or sth

kāndìng

勘定

[勘定]

to demarcate
to survey and determine

biāodìng

标定

[標定]

to stake out (the boundaries of a property etc)
to demarcate
(engineering etc) to calibrate

dìngyì

定义

[定義]

definition
to define

dìngshí

定食

[定食]

set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)

dìngbiāo

定标

[定標]

to calibrate (measure or apparatus)
fixed coefficient

Luódìng

罗定

[羅定]

Luoding, county-level city in Yunfu 雲浮／云浮 ( Yúnfú), Guangdong

dìngshén

定神

[定神]

to compose oneself
to concentrate one's attention

Píngdìng

平定

[平定]

Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉／阳泉 ( Yángquán), Shanxi

sǐdìng

死定

[死定]

to be screwed; to be toast

yǎodìng

咬定

[咬定]

to assert
to insist that

Dìngxīng

定兴

[定興]

Dingxing county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

yīdìng

一定

[一定]

surely
certainly
necessarily
fixed
a certain (extent etc)
given
particular
must

Dìngrì

定日

[定日]

Tingri town and county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet

shǒudìng

手定

[手定]

to set down (rules)
to institute

pàndìng

判定

[判定]

to judge
to decide
judgment
determination

dìngjiàn

定见

[定見]

firm view
definite opinion

guīdìng

规定

[規定]

to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)
regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

tiědìng

铁定

[鐵定]

unalterable
certainly
definitely

dìngyáng

定洋

[定洋]

earnest money; deposit

Dìngzhōu

定州

[定州]

Dingzhou, county-level city in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

jìdìng

既定

[既定]

already fixed
set
established

Pǔdìng

普定

[普定]

Puding county in Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

dàndìng

淡定

[淡定]

calm and collected
unperturbed

dìngyín

定银

[定銀]

deposit
down payment

Dìngnán

定南

[定南]

Dingnan county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

cèdìng

测定

[測定]

to determine (by measuring or surveying)

lìdìng

立定

[立定]

to stop
to halt
halt!
to hold resolutely (of a view, an aspiration etc)

dìnghūn

定婚

[定婚]

variant of 訂婚／订婚 (dìnghūn)

dìngyǔ

定语

[定語]

attributive (modifier)

Dìngtáo

定陶

[定陶]

Dingtao county in Heze 菏澤／菏泽 ( Hézé), Shandong

dìngguī

定规

[定規]

to decide
to determine
established practice
(dialect) firmly resolved (to do sth)

Dìnghǎi

定海

[定海]

Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市 ( Zhōushānshì), Zhejiang
Qing dynasty name of 舟山市

Dìngxiāng

定襄

[定襄]

Dingxiang county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

jiǎdìng

假定

[假定]

to assume
to suppose
supposed
so-called
assumption
hypothesis

dìngliàng

定量

[定量]

quantity
fixed amount
ration

dìnglì

定力

[定力]

ability to concentrate
willpower; resolve

shāngdìng

商定

[商定]

to agree
to decide after consultation
to come to a compromise

dìngshì

定势

[定勢]

attitude
mindset
prejudice

quāndìng

圈定

[圈定]

to highlight sth by drawing a circle around it
(fig.) to designate; to delineate

dìngshí

定时

[定時]

to fix a time
fixed time
timed (of explosive etc)

dìngxián

定弦

[定弦]

tuning (stringed instrument)
(fig.) to make up one's mind

tèdìng

特定

[特定]

special; specific; designated; particular

gěidìng

给定

[給定]

to state in advance
preset
given

dìngdiǎn

定点

[定點]

to determine a location
designated
appointed
specific
fixed (time)
fixed point (geometry)
fixed-point (number)

cáidìng

裁定

[裁定]

ruling

Jiādìng

嘉定

[嘉定]

Jiading district of northwest Shanghai
final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗／宁宗 ( Níngzōng)

Dìngxī

定西

[定西]

Dingxi prefecture-level city in Gansu

Bǎodìng

保定

[保定]

Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei

dìngyuán

定员

[定員]

fixed complement (of crew, passengers etc)

zhèndìng

镇定

[鎮定]

calm
unperturbed
cool

dìngqīn

定亲

[定親]

to settle a marriage
betrothal

Andìng

安定

[安定]

Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

dìngmíng

定名

[定名]

to name (sth)

dìngcún

定存

[定存]

certificate of deposit
time deposit
abbr. for 定期存款／定期存款 (dìngqīcúnkuǎn)

dìngnéng

定能

[定能]

to be definitely able (to do sth)

dìnglü

定律

[定律]

scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
(in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")

jièdìng

界定

[界定]

definition
to delimit

yándìng

研定

[研定]

to consider and decide
to decide after investigating

zhìdìng

制定

[制定]

to draw up; to formulate

Nándìng

南定

[南定]

Nam Dinh, Vietnam

dìngjū

定居

[定居]

to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence

gūdìng

估定

[估定]

to assess
to estimate the value

dìng'é

定额

[定額]

fixed amount
quota

Yǒngdìng

永定

[永定]

Yongding, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩／龙岩, Fujian
Yongding district of Zhangjiajie city 張家界市／张家界市 ( Zhāngjiājièshì), Hunan

dìngdǐng

定鼎

[定鼎]

lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)
to fix the capital
to found a dynasty
used in advertising

dìngwèi

定位

[定位]

to orientate
to position
to categorize (as)
to characterize (as)
positioning
position
niche

yuándìng

原定

[原定]

originally planned
originally determined

dìngyú

定于

[定於]

set at
scheduled at

dìngxíng

定刑

[定刑]

to sentence (a criminal)

dìngjià

定价

[定價]

to set a price
to fix a price

dìngxíng

定型

[定型]

to finalize (a design etc)
stereotype
permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)

dìngyàn

定谳

[定讞]

to judge a case
to render a verdict
verdict

xiédìng

协定

[協定]

agreement
accord
to reach an agreement

Kāngdìng

康定

[康定]

Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

tuīdìng

推定

[推定]

to infer; to consider and come to a judgment
to elect

zhùdìng

注定

[註定]

to foreordain
to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably

yìdìng

议定

[議定]

to reach an agreement
to agree upon

wěndìng

稳定

[穩定]

steady
stable
stability
to stabilize
to pacify

dìngshù

定数

[定數]

constant (math.)
quota
fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus)
fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck)
destiny

dìngrán

定然

[定然]

certainly
of course

dìngdiào

定调

[定調]

to set the tone

duàndìng

断定

[斷定]

to conclude
to determine
to come to a judgment

dìngxiàng

定向

[定向]

to orientate
directional
directed
orienteering

dìngfèn

定分

[定分]

predestination
one's lot (of good and bad fortune)

zhǐdìng

指定

[指定]

to appoint
to assign
to indicate clearly and with certainty
designated

bùdìng

不定

[不定]

indefinite
indeterminate
(botany) adventitious

Dìngyuǎn

定远

[定遠]

Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州 ( Chuzhóu), Anhui

jiǎndìng

检定

[檢定]

a test
determination
to check up on
to examine
to assay

dìngshì

定式

[定式]

joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game)

páidìng

排定

[排定]

to schedule

Dìngjié

定结

[定結]

Dinggyê county, Tibetan: Gding skyes rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

kěndìng

肯定

[肯定]

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

xuǎndìng

选定

[選定]

to select
to choose
to settle on

gùdìng

固定

[固定]

to fix
to fasten
to set rigidly in place
fixed
set
regular

dìngyǐng

定影

[定影]

to fix a photographic image

dìnggé

定格

[定格]

to fix
to confine to
freeze frame
stop motion (filmmaking)

dìngbiān

定编

[定編]

fixed allocation

dìngzhì

定制

[定製]

custom-made; made-to-order
to have sth custom made

dìngyīn

定音

[定音]

to call the tune
to make the final decision

zàndìng

暂定

[暫定]

temporary arrangement
provisional
tentative

yuēdìng

约定

[約定]

to agree on sth (after discussion)
to conclude a bargain
to arrange
to promise
to stipulate
to make an appointment
stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)
an arrangement
a deal
appointment
undertaking
commitment
understanding
engagement
stipulation

dìngdàng

定档

[定檔]

(of a film etc) to be set to be released on a specific date

quèdìng

确定

[確定]

definite
certain
fixed
to fix (on sth)
to determine
to be sure
to ensure
to make certain
to ascertain
to clinch
to recognize
to confirm
OK (on computer dialog box)

rèndìng

认定

[認定]

to maintain (that sth is true)
to determine (a fact)
determination (of an amount)
of the firm opinion
to believe firmly
to set one's mind on
to identify with

dìngdàng

定当

[定當]

settled
ready
finished

réndìng

人定

[人定]

middle of the night
the dead of night

dìnglǐ

定礼

[定禮]

betrothal gift
bride-price

mìngdìng

命定

[命定]

to be predestined

dǔdìng

笃定

[篤定]

certain
confident (of some outcome)
calm and unhurried

Lúdìng

泸定

[瀘定]

Luding county (Tibetan: lcags zam rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

dìngqian

定钱

[定錢]

security deposit; earnest money (real estate); good-faith deposit

nǐdìng

拟定

[擬定]

to draw up
to draft
to formulate

dìngdān

定单

[定單]

variant of 訂單／订单 (dìngdān)

shěndìng

审定

[審定]

to examine sth and make a decision
to screen
to evaluate
to approve

dìngxià

定下

[定下]

to set (the tone, a target etc)
to lay down (the beat)

dīdìng

滴定

[滴定]

titration

Dìngbiān

定边

[定邊]

Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

Móudìng

牟定

[牟定]

Mouding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

dàidìng

待定

[待定]

to await a decision
to be pending

dìnggòu

定购

[定購]

to order goods
to place an order

dìngjīn

定金

[定金]

down payment
advance payment

qiāodìng

敲定

[敲定]

to come to a decision
to fix on (a date etc)
to determine
to finalize
to nail down (a deal etc)

juédìng

决定

[決定]

to decide (to do something)
to resolve
decision
CL:個／个 (gè),項／项 (xiàng)
certainly

liàodìng

料定

[料定]

certain
to know for sure

dìngjú

定局

[定局]

foregone conclusion
to be settled conclusively

bìdìng

必定

[必定]

to be bound to
to be sure to

dìngcāng

定舱

[定艙]

(of freight or cargo) to book

rùdìng

入定

[入定]

(Buddhism) to enter a meditative state

dìngjiè

定界

[定界]

demarcation
boundary
delimited
bound (math.)

dìngdāng

定当

[定當]

necessarily

shèdìng

设定

[設定]

to set
to set up
to install
setting
preferences

dìngjīng

定睛

[定睛]

to stare at

bàodìng

抱定

[抱定]

to hold on firmly
to cling (to a belief)
stubbornly

dìngyuē

定约

[定約]

to conclude a treaty
to make an agreement
contract (at bridge)

zhuódìng

酌定

[酌定]

to decide after intense deliberation

yàndìng

验定

[驗定]

to come to a conclusion about sth after examining it
to assay

dìnghù

定户

[定戶]

variant of 訂戶／订户 (dìnghù)

dìngguàncí

定冠词

[定冠詞]

definite article (grammar)

quèdìngxìng

确定性

[確定性]

determinacy

wèiquèdìng

未确定

[未確定]

indeterminate

bùdìngxíng

不定形

[不定形]

indeterminate form

Kāngdìngxiàn

康定县

[康定縣]

Dartsendo, Dardo or Kangding county (Tibetan: dar mdo rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

dìngshízhōng

定时钟

[定時鐘]

timer
timing clock
alarm clock

xiàdìngyì

下定义

[下定義]

to define

dìngzuòlü

定座率

[定座率]

occupancy (i.e. proportion of seats occupied)

Wǔdìng Xiàn

武定县

[武定縣]

Wuding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

yìdìngshū

议定书

[議定書]

protocol
treaty

shuōbudìng

说不定

[說不定]

can't say for sure
maybe

Lúdìngqiáo

泸定桥

[瀘定橋]

Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河 ( Dàdùhé) in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣／泸定县 ( Lúdìngxiàn) with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州／甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu)

Luódìngshì

罗定市

[羅定市]

Luoding, county-level city in Yunfu 雲浮／云浮 ( Yúnfú), Guangdong

dìngdiàozi

定调子

[定調子]

to set the tone

zhèndìngjì

镇定剂

[鎮定劑]

tranquilizer
depressant
sedative

dìngjūdiǎn

定居点

[定居點]

settlement

édìngzhí

额定值

[額定值]

rating (for power output, flame resistance etc)

zhèndìngyào

镇定药

[鎮定藥]

sedative drug

yùdìngyì

预定义

[預定義]

predefined

bùdìngyuán

不定元

[不定元]

indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x

wèijuédìng

未决定

[未決定]

pending

Andìngqū

安定区

[安定區]

Anding district of Dingxi city 定西市 ( Dìngxīshì), Gansu

juédìngcù

决定簇

[決定簇]

determinant (causing immunological response)
epitope

zhàoyuēdìng

照约定

[照約定]

according to agreement
as arranged
as stipulated

Móudìng Xiàn

牟定县

[牟定縣]

Mouding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州／楚雄彝族自治州 ( Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

dìngchǎngshī

定场诗

[定場詩]

first soliloquy text (introducing opera character)

gùdìngdiǎn

固定点

[固定點]

fixed point
calibration point

Dìngnánxiàn

定南县

[定南縣]

Dingnan county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

dìngjièfú

定界符

[定界符]

delimiter (computing)

dìngdiǎnchá

定点茶

[定點茶]

(Tw) (euphemism) prostitute service at a massage parlor or other place designated by the service provider

Guìdìngxiàn

贵定县

[貴定縣]

Guiding county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

wěndìngtáng

稳定塘

[穩定塘]

waste stabilization pond

dìngxíngshuǐ

定型水

[定型水]

hairspray

nìdìnglǐ

逆定理

[逆定理]

converse theorem (math.)

kělèdìng

可乐定

[可樂定]

clonidine (drug) (loanword)

Dìngyuǎnyíng

定远营

[定遠營]

old name of Bayanhot 巴彥浩特／巴彦浩特 ( Bāyàn Hàotè) in Inner Mongolia

dìng'ézǔ

定额组

[定額組]

quorum

wěndìngdù

稳定度

[穩定度]

degree of stability

dìngchángtài

定常态

[定常態]

constant state
fixed state

Dìngyuǎn Xiàn

定远县

[定遠縣]

Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州 ( Chuzhóu), Anhui

Dìng'ānxiàn

定安县

[定安縣]

Ding'an county, Hainan

Jiādìngqū

嘉定区

[嘉定區]

Jiading district of northwest Shanghai

dìngzhíxiàn

定直线

[定直線]

directrix of a parabola

bǎobùdìng

保不定

[保不定]

more likely than not
quite possible
on the cards

āndìnghuà

安定化

[安定化]

stabilization

dìngpánxīng

定盘星

[定盤星]

the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard
fixed opinion
solid idea
decisive plan

Yǒngdìngmén

永定门

[永定門]

Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005

bùdìngcí

不定词

[不定詞]

infinitive

Lúdìngxiàn

泸定县

[瀘定縣]

Luding county (Tibetan: lcags zam rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

dìngyìyù

定义域

[定義域]

domain (math.)

zìdìngyì

自定义

[自定義]

custom
user-defined

dìngchǎngbái

定场白

[定場白]

first soliloquy (introducing opera character)

Yǒngdìngqū

永定区

[永定區]

Yongding district of Zhangjiajie city 張家界市／张家界市 ( Zhāngjiājièshì), Hunan

Dìngbiān Xiàn

定边县

[定邊縣]

Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

dìngdiǎnchǎng

定点厂

[定點廠]

factory designated by the state to make a particular product

dīdìngguǎn

滴定管

[滴定管]

burette

Pǔdìngxiàn

普定县

[普定縣]

Puding county in Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

Dìngtáo Xiàn

定陶县

[定陶縣]

Dingtao County in Heze 菏澤／菏泽 ( Hézé), Shandong

Péng Dìngkāng

彭定康

[彭定康]

Chris Patten (1944-), last British Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997

dìngfēngzhēn

定风针

[定風針]

wind vane
anemometer
weathercock

ànguīdìng

按规定

[按規定]

according to regulation

Dìngzhōushì

定州市

[定州市]

Dingzhou, county-level city in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

dìngbiāoqì

定标器

[定標器]

scaler

Yǒngdìng Hé

永定河

[永定河]

Yongding River to the West of Beijing

Yǒngdìngxiàn

永定县

[永定縣]

Yongding county in Longyan 龍岩／龙岩, Fujian

lülíndìng

氯磷定

[氯磷定]

pralidoxime chloride

dìngxīnwán

定心丸

[定心丸]

tranquilizer
sth that sets one's mind at ease

yīdìngyào

一定要

[一定要]

must

dìngyīngǔ

定音鼓

[定音鼓]

timpani

dìngshíqì

定时器

[定時器]

timer

chóngdìngxiàng

重定向

[重定向]

to redirect

Píngdìngxiàn

平定县

[平定縣]

Pingding county in Yangquan 陽泉／阳泉 ( Yángquán), Shanxi

jiāndìngxìng

坚定性

[堅定性]

firmness
steadfastness

juédìngxìng

决定性

[決定性]

decisive
conclusive

Dìnghǎiqū

定海区

[定海區]

Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市 ( Zhōushānshì), Zhejiang

wěndìngxìng

稳定性

[穩定性]

stability

Dìngrìxiàn

定日县

[定日縣]

Tingri county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

bùwěndìng

不稳定

[不穩定]

unstable

kěndìngjù

肯定句

[肯定句]

affirmative sentence

Xuēdìng'è

薛定谔

[薛定諤]

Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), Austrian physicist

D N Ajiàndìng

DNA鉴定

[DNA鑒定]

DNA test; DNA testing

Dìngjiéxiàn

定结县

[定結縣]

Dinggyê county, Tibetan: Gding skyes rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

Andìngmén

安定门

[安定門]

Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing

bùdìngshì

不定式

[不定式]

infinitive (grammar)

Dìngxiāngxiàn

定襄县

[定襄縣]

Dingxiang county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

Dìngxīngxiàn

定兴县

[定興縣]

Dingxing county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

juédìnglùn

决定论

[決定論]

determinism

dúyǒudìng

毒莠定

[毒莠定]

picloram

bùyīdìng

不一定

[不一定]

not necessarily
maybe

Bǎodìngshì

保定市

[保定市]

Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei

dìngjūzhě

定居者

[定居者]

settler

Dìngxīshì

定西市

[定西市]

Dingxi prefecture-level city in Gansu

bùdìngqī

不定期

[不定期]

non-scheduled
irregularly

fǒudìngjù

否定句

[否定句]

negative sentence

Zhèngdìngxiàn

正定县

[正定縣]

Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei

xiàndìngcí

限定词

[限定詞]

determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc)

āndìngqì

安定器

[安定器]

(Tw) electrical ballast

gōugǔdìnglǐ

勾股定理

[勾股定理]

Pythagorean theorem

hūndìngchénxǐng

昏定晨省

[昏定晨省]

seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)

yīchuídìngyīn

一槌定音

[一槌定音]

variant of 一錘定音／一锤定音 (yīchuídìngyīn)

màoyìxiédìng

贸易协定

[貿易協定]

trade agreement

wúzuìtuīdìng

无罪推定

[無罪推定]

presumption of innocence (law)

shǒuhéngdìnglü

守恒定律

[守恆定律]

conservation law (physics)

chén'āiluòdìng

尘埃落定

[塵埃落定]

lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
fig. to get sorted out
to be finalized

míngwénguīdìng

明文规定

[明文規定]

expressly stipulated (in writing)

yǎodìngyáguān

咬定牙关

[咬定牙關]

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

Luó'ěrdìnglǐ

罗尔定理

[羅爾定理]

Rolle's theorem (in calculus)

gùdìngzīchǎn

固定资产

[固定資產]

fixed assets

yīyánwéidìng

一言为定

[一言為定]

(idiom) it's a deal
that's settled then

bùdìngfāngchéng

不定方程

[不定方程]

(math.) indeterminate equation

běnhuánlìdìng

苯环利定

[苯環利定]

phencyclidine (PCP)

dìngxiàngpéiyù

定向培育

[定向培育]

directed breeding

bùdìngguàncí

不定冠词

[不定冠詞]

indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)

dìngqīcúnkuǎn

定期存款

[定期存款]

fixed deposit
time deposit
certificate of deposit (banking)

fǎdìngrénshù

法定人数

[法定人數]

quorum

zhèngxiándìnglǐ

正弦定理

[正弦定理]

law of sines

fúlìdìnglü

浮力定律

[浮力定律]

Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)

jiǎhuánglíndìng

甲磺磷定

[甲磺磷定]

pralidoxime mesylate

qīnzǐjiàndìng

亲子鉴定

[親子鑒定]

paternity or maternity test

gàiguānlùndìng

盖棺论定

[蓋棺論定]

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

dìngxìngfēnxī

定性分析

[定性分析]

qualitative inorganic analysis

gùdìngdiànhuà

固定电话

[固定電話]

landline telephone
fixed-line telephone

yóuyíbùdìng

游移不定

[游移不定]

to oscillate without pause (idiom)
to fluctuate
(of thoughts) to wander
to waver

yěwàidìngxiàng

野外定向

[野外定向]

orienteering

tóubāolādìng

头孢拉定

[頭孢拉定]

(pharm.) cefradine (aka cephradine)

qíngdìngzhōngshēn

情定终身

[情定終身]

(idiom) to pledge eternal love; to exchange marriage vows

qìdìngshénxián

气定神闲

[氣定神閒]

calm and composed (idiom)

quèdìngxiàoyìng

确定效应

[確定效應]

deterministic effect

dìnghǎishénzhēn

定海神针

[定海神針]

another name for 金箍棒 (jīngūbàng)
(fig.) stabilizing force

liángshēndìngzhì

量身定制

[量身定製]

tailor-made

gùdìngcízǔ

固定词组

[固定詞組]

set phrase

yúshùdìnglǐ

余数定理

[餘數定理]

the Remainder Theorem

jūwúdìngsuǒ

居无定所

[居無定所]

to be without a fixed residence (idiom)

chuánshūxiédìng

传输协定

[傳輸協定]

transfer protocol
transportation protocol

dìngyúyīzūn

定于一尊

[定於一尊]

(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority

dǎdìngzhǔyi

打定主意

[打定主意]

to make up one's mind

tōngxìnxiédìng

通信协定

[通信協定]

communications protocol

yǎodìngyágēn

咬定牙根

[咬定牙根]

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

dìngliàngfēnkuài

定量分块

[定量分塊]

chunking

gàiguāndìnglùn

盖棺定论

[蓋棺定論]

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

luànzuòjuédìng

乱作决定

[亂作決定]

to make arbitrary decisions

réndìngshèngtiān

人定胜天

[人定勝天]

man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature

fǎdìnghuòbì

法定货币

[法定貨幣]

fiat currency

dàxiěsuǒdìng

大写锁定

[大寫鎖定]

caps lock

dìngliàngfēnxī

定量分析

[定量分析]

quantitative analysis

língdiǎndìnglǐ

零点定理

[零點定理]

Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.)
Nullstellensatz

dìngshíxìnguǎn

定时信管

[定時信管]

timed detonator

guīdìngjiàgé

规定价格

[規定價格]

to fix the price

yùndòngdìnglü

运动定律

[運動定律]

laws of motion (mechanics)

guódìngjiàrì

国定假日

[國定假日]

national holiday

xiàdìngjuéxīn

下定决心

[下定決心]

to make a firm resolution

Lāmǐfūdìng

拉米夫定

[拉米夫定]

Lamivudine, reverse transcriptase inhibitor marketed by GlaxoSmithKline and widely used in the treatment of hepatitis B and AIDS
brand names include Zeffix, Heptovir, Epivir and Epivir-HBV

yáobǎibùdìng

摇摆不定

[搖擺不定]

indecisive
wavering

dìngqīchǔxù

定期储蓄

[定期儲蓄]

fixed deposit (banking)

dìlǐdìngwèi

地理定位

[地理定位]

geolocation

yīkǒuyǎodìng

一口咬定

[一口咬定]

to arbitrarily assert
to allege
to stick to one's statement
to cling to one's view

sìlúndìngwèi

四轮定位

[四輪定位]

wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)

sīdìngzhōngshēn

私定终身

[私定終身]

to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval

lìdìngtiàoyuǎn

立定跳远

[立定跳遠]

standing long jump

jǔqíbùdìng

举棋不定

[舉棋不定]

to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
to shilly-shally

wǎngjìxiédìng

网际协定

[網際協定]

Internet protocol
IP

liángshēndìngzuò

量身定做

[量身定做]

to tailor-make
tailor-made
tailored to
customized

yònghùdìngyì

用户定义

[用戶定義]

user-defined

yīchuídìngyīn

一锤定音

[一錘定音]

lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
fig. to make the final decision

shìchǎngdìngwèi

市场定位

[市場定位]

positioning (marketing)

yībānguīdìng

一般规定

[一般規定]

ordinary provision (law)

huíshēngdìngwèi

回声定位

[回聲定位]

echolocation

Mó'ěrdìnglü

摩尔定律

[摩爾定律]

Moore's law (computing)

dìngxiàngyuèyě

定向越野

[定向越野]

cross-country orienteering

jīběndìnglǐ

基本定理

[基本定理]

fundamental theorem

jiāndìngbùyí

坚定不移

[堅定不移]

unswerving
unflinching

wěndìngwùjià

稳定物价

[穩定物價]

stable prices
commodity prices fixed by government (in a command economy)
to valorize (a commodity)

piāohūbùdìng

飘忽不定

[飄忽不定]

to drift without a resting place (idiom)
roving
errant
vagrant
erratic

bǎchíbùdìng

把持不定

[把持不定]

indecisive (idiom)

gēnjùguīdìng

根据规定

[根據規定]

according to provisions
as stipulated in the rules

shèngyúdìnglǐ

剩余定理

[剩餘定理]

the Remainder Theorem

jīnghúnfǔdìng

惊魂甫定

[驚魂甫定]

to have just recovered from a shock

ànzhìdìngjià

按质定价

[按質定價]

to fix a price based on quality (idiom)

shēngbōdìngwèi

声波定位

[聲波定位]

sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar); acoustic positioning

zhēnkěndìngjù

真肯定句

[真肯定句]

true affirmative (TA)

chénhūndìngxǐng

晨昏定省

[晨昏定省]

morning and evening visits to parents
cf 昏定晨省 (hūndìngchénxǐng)

mìngzhōngzhùdìng

命中注定

[命中註定]

decreed by fate (idiom)
destined
fated

gùdìngshōurù

固定收入

[固定收入]

fixed income

āndìngshíjiān

安定时间

[安定時間]

(control theory) settling time

ānbāngdìngguó

安邦定国

[安邦定國]

to bring peace and stability to the country

dìngshíshèyǐng

定时摄影

[定時攝影]

time-lapse photography

dānfāngjuédìng

单方决定

[單方決定]

to decide without reference to other parties involved
unilateral decision

dìngshízhàdàn

定时炸弹

[定時炸彈]

time bomb

shēngwùcèdìng

生物测定

[生物測定]

bioassay

zhōngzhídìnglǐ

中值定理

[中值定理]

mean value theorem (in calculus)

lùyóuxiédìng

路由协定

[路由協定]

routing protocol

jièzhídìnglǐ

介值定理

[介值定理]

intermediate value theorem (math.)

dìngxìnglǐlùn

定性理论

[定性理論]

qualitative theory

wúdìngxíngtàn

无定形碳

[無定形碳]

amorphous carbon

yuēdìngsúchéng

约定俗成

[約定俗成]

established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
customary convention

zhēnfǒudìngjù

真否定句

[真否定句]

true negative (TN)

dìngjiāojìngtóu

定焦镜头

[定焦鏡頭]

prime lens

Chén'āiluòdìng

尘埃落定

[塵埃落定]

"Red Poppies", novel by 阿來／阿来 ( Alái)

fàndìngfāngchéng

泛定方程

[泛定方程]

universal differential equation

Sūnzidìnglǐ

孙子定理

[孫子定理]

the Chinese remainder theorem

liànzhīwèidìng

炼之未定

[煉之未定]

to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision

tòngdìngsītòng

痛定思痛

[痛定思痛]

to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
to ponder about a painful experience

zhuōmōbùdìng

捉摸不定

[捉摸不定]

unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down

tōngxùnxiédìng

通讯协定

[通訊協定]

communications protocol

jiǎkěndìngjù

假肯定句

[假肯定句]

false affirmative

bùdìngjīfēn

不定积分

[不定積分]

indefinite integral (math.)

Sīwén· Hèdìng

斯文·赫定

[斯文·赫定]

Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭／楼兰

Sīwén· Hǎidìng

斯文·海定

[斯文·海定]

Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭／楼兰 ( Lóulán)
also written 斯文·赫定

bìtúxiàngdìnglǐ

闭图象定理

[閉圖象定理]

closed graph theorem (math.)

kěndìngbìnglìjù

肯定并例句

[肯定並例句]

active conjoined sentence

fǎdìngdàibiǎorén

法定代表人

[法定代表人]

(law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc)

shíjiāncèdìngxué

时间测定学

[時間測定學]

chronometry

shìlìcèdìngfǎ

视力测定法

[視力測定法]

optometry
eyesight testing

wùzhǔxiàndìngcí

物主限定词

[物主限定詞]

possessive (in grammar)

jiùyè'āndìngfèi

就业安定费

[就業安定費]

Employment Stability Fee (Taiwan), a minimum monthly fee for employing foreign workers

Xuēdìng'èfāngchéng

薛定谔方程

[薛定諤方程]

Schrödinger's wave equation

zhēnzhuójuédìngquán

斟酌决定权

[斟酌決定權]

discretionary power

sānqīkāidìnglùn

三七开定论

[三七開定論]

thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong

chúlìngyǒuyuēdìng

除另有约定

[除另有約定]

unless otherwise agreed

Guān Mào Zǒngxiédìng

关贸总协定

[關貿總協定]

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

kàngyuánjuédìngcù

抗原决定簇

[抗原決定簇]

antigen determinant (causing immunological response)
epitope

chīledìngxīnwán

吃了定心丸

[吃了定心丸]

to feel reassured

zhēnshǒudìngjièfú

帧首定界符

[幀首定界符]

start frame delimiter (SFD)

píngjūnzhídìnglǐ

平均值定理

[平均值定理]

the mean value theorem (in calculus)

bùdòngdiǎndìnglǐ

不动点定理

[不動點定理]

fixed point theorem (math.)

èrxiàngshìdìnglǐ

二项式定理

[二項式定理]

the binomial theorem (math.)

gùdìngxíngsīwéi

固定型思维

[固定型思維]

fixed mindset (as opposed to growth mindset)

jiàndìngwěiyuánhuì

鉴定委员会

[鑒定委員會]

evaluation committee
review board

quánqiúdìngwèixìtǒng

全球定位系统

[全球定位系統]

global positioning system (GPS)

chuánshūkòngzhìxiédìng

传输控制协定

[傳輸控制協定]

transmission control protocol
TCP

Zhòngzhěng Aòsīdìnghuì

重整奥思定会

[重整奧思定會]

Order of Augustinian Recollects, a mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns

huánqiúdìngwèixìtǒng

环球定位系统

[環球定位系統]

global positioning system (GPS)

yuēdìngzīxùnsùlü

约定资讯速率

[約定資訊速率]

committed information rate (Frame Relay); CIR

dàng'ànchuánshūxiédìng

档案传输协定

[檔案傳輸協定]

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Zhōngguóshèngyúdìnglǐ

中国剩余定理

[中國剩餘定理]

Chinese remainder theorem (math.)

píngfāngfǎnbǐdìnglü

平方反比定律

[平方反比定律]

inverse-square law (physics)

dàishùjīběndìnglǐ

代数基本定理

[代數基本定理]

fundamental theorem of algebra

pìgujuédìngnǎodai

屁股决定脑袋

[屁股決定腦袋]

lit. the butt governs the head (idiom)
fig. where one stands depends on where one sits
one's views are shaped by one's circumstances

wèixīngdìngwèixìtǒng

卫星定位系统

[衛星定位系統]

global positioning system (GPS)

Límàn Luóhèdìnglǐ

黎曼罗赫定理

[黎曼羅赫定理]

(math.) Riemann-Roch theorem

tǒngyīzīyuándìngwèi

统一资源定位

[統一資源定位]

universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress

diànzǐwěndìngchéngxù

电子稳定程序

[電子穩定程序]

(automotive) electronic stability program (ESP)

bùquèdìngxìngyuánlǐ

不确定性原理

[不確定性原理]

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)

Fèi'ěrmǎdàdìnglǐ

费尔马大定理

[費爾馬大定理]

Fermat's last theorem

fàngshèmiǎnyìcèdìng

放射免疫测定

[放射免疫測定]

radioimmunoassay

dàishùxuéjīběndìnglǐ

代数学基本定理

[代數學基本定理]

fundamental theorem of algebra (every polynomial has a complex root)

yīzhìzīyuándìngzhǐqì

一致资源定址器

[一致資源定址器]

uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address

chāowénběnchuánshūxiédìng

超文本传输协定

[超文本傳輸協定]

hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP

wēijīfēnjīběndìnglǐ

微积分基本定理

[微積分基本定理]

fundamental theorem of calculus

chāowénjiànchuánshūxiédìng

超文件传输协定

[超文件傳輸協定]

hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP

tǒngyīzīyuándìngwèifú

统一资源定位符

[統一資源定位符]

universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress

Guānshuìyǔ Màoyì Zǒngxiédìng

关税与贸易总协定

[關稅與貿易總協定]

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

quánqiúwèizhìcèdìngxìtǒng

全球位置测定系统

[全球位置測定系統]

GPS (Global Positioning System)

Guójiā Wénwù Jiàndìng Wěiyuánhuì

国家文物鉴定委员会

[國家文物鑒定委員會]

National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage

Zhōng Sūjiějuéxuán'àndàgāngxiédìng

中苏解决悬案大纲协定

[中蘇解決懸案大綱協定]

the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China

Dàxué Rùxué Zhǐdìng Kēmù Kǎoshì

大学入学指定科目考试

[大學入學指定科目考試]

Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw)
abbr. to 指考 ( Zhǐkǎo)