拟订 (nǐ dìng) — to draw up, to formulate (a plan, contract, document, etc.)

Definition

A formal written verb meaning 'to draw up / formulate' a plan, contract, or document. Pairs with 计划/方案/合同/协议; contrasts with the more general 制定, which covers establishing rules and policies too.

verb
to draw upto formulate (a plan, contract, document, etc.)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 拟订。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài nǐ dìng míng nián de fā zhǎn jì huà.
    The company is drawing up next year's development plan.
  • 拟订。
    Shuāng fāng lǜ shī gòng tóng nǐ dìng le yí fèn hé zuò xié yì.
    The lawyers on both sides jointly formulated a cooperation agreement.
  • 拟订。
    Zhè ge fāng àn hái xū yào jìn yí bù nǐ dìng wán shàn.
    This proposal still needs to be further drawn up and improved.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

拟nǐdraft
订dìngfix

拟 drafts a plan, and 订 fixes it, together meaning to formulate.

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.

Open 拟 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訂; 订 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng訂dìng
Same sound today

The traditional form 訂 combines 言, related to speech, with 丁, which gives the sound; the simplified 订 is a later shorthand.

Open 订 →

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