定稿 (dìng gǎo) — (verb) to finalize a manuscript, text, or draft… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

定稿 (dìnggǎo) means 'to finalize a manuscript' or 'the final version' — used in publishing, editing, and academic writing when a draft is locked from further changes.

verb

to finalize a manuscripttextor draft

noun

final versionfinalized draft

Examples

定稿。
Zhè piān lùn wén yǐ jīng dìng gǎo le.
This paper has already been finalized.
。
Biān jí shuō xià zhōu yī zhī qián bì xū dìng hǎo gǎo.
The editor said the manuscript must be finalized before next Monday.
定稿，。
Zhè shì zuì hòu yí fèn dìng gǎo, bù néng zài gǎi le.
This is the final version — no more changes allowed.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

定dìngfinalize

定 means finalize and 稿 means draft, so the word is to finalize a draft.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng定dìng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾高稿

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

高

Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.

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