排定 (pái dìng) — to arrange, to schedule, to set (a schedule)

Definition

verb
to arrangeto scheduleto set (a schedule)

Examples

  • 排定。
    Huì yì yǐ jīng pái dìng le.
    The meeting has been scheduled.
  • 排定。
    Tā men pái dìng le xià ge yuè de rì chéng.
    They have set the schedule for next month.
  • 排定。
    pái dìng Zuò wèi xū yào tí qián tōng zhī.
    Arranging seats requires advance notice.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

排páiarrange
定dìngfix

排 means arrange and 定 means fix, so the arranging is settled into an order.

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

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

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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.

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