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拟定 (nǐ dìng) — to draw up, to draft, to formulate (plans, documents, policies)

Definition

拟定 means to draft or draw up a plan or document, focusing on the early stage of working out the content. Compared with 制定 (which emphasizes formally establishing rules/policies), 拟定 highlights the preparatory drafting phase.

verb
to draw upto draftto formulate (plans, documents, policies)

Examples

  • 拟定。
    Tā men zhèng zài nǐ dìng míng nián de xiāo shòu jì huà.
    They are drafting next year's sales plan.
  • 拟定。
    Lǜ shī yǐ jīng nǐ dìng hǎo le suǒ yǒu wén jiàn.
    The lawyer has already drafted all the documents.
  • 拟定。
    Wǒ men xū yào nǐ dìng yí gè xiáng xì de fāng àn.
    We need to formulate a detailed plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

拟nǐdraft
定dìngsettle

拟 as drafting and 定 as settling produce the idea of drawing up a plan.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
以
以yǐ拟nǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拟 is made of 扌 (hand) and 以. The 扌 side is the hand part, and 以 gives the sound.

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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 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Management

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