既定 (jì dìng) — set, fixed, established | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

既定 means 'set, established' as a formal written adjective for things already decided or fixed in advance — plans, facts, policies, agreements. Colloquially, 已 is the everyday alternative for 'already'.

adjective

setfixedestablished

Examples

既定。
Tā men bì xū zūn shǒu jì dìng xié yì.
They must abide by the established agreement.
既定。
Zhè ge jì dìng shì shí wú fǎ gǎi biàn.
This set fact cannot be changed.
既定，。
Àn zhào jì dìng fāng àn, wǒ men míng tiān chū fā.
According to the fixed plan, we depart tomorrow.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

既jìalready

'既' (already) and '定' (fixed) combine to mean set beforehand.

Characters in this word

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

皀皀jíbowl of rice
旡旡jìkneeling figure

既 combines 皀, a bowl of rice, with 旡, a kneeling figure: a person kneeling at the bowl, having finished eating.

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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