TongTong
Sign in

审定 (shěn dìng) — to review and decide; to examine and approve

Definition

审定 means an official body has reviewed and given final approval — stronger and more conclusive than 审核 ('review and verify') or 评审 ('evaluate, judge'), which stop at checking. Use when an authority endorses a plan, contract, or product.

verb
to review and decideto examine and approve

Examples

  • 审定。
    Xīn chǎn pǐn de shè jì fāng àn xū yào jīng guò dǒng shì huì shěn dìng.
    The new product design plan needs to be reviewed and approved by the board of directors.
  • 审定。
    Zhè fèn hé tong de tiáo kuǎn yǐ jīng shěn dìng tōng guò.
    The terms of this contract have been examined and approved.
  • 审定。
    Zhuān jiā xiǎo zǔ duì shēn bào cái liào jìn xíng le yán gé shěn dìng.
    The expert panel conducted a strict review of the submitted materials.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

审shěnexamine
定dìngsettle/decide

审定 has 审 (examine) leading to 定 (settle/decide), so it means to review something and then make a decision.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

Open 审 →

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.

Open 定 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.