预订 (yù dìng) — to reserve, to book, to place an order in advance
Definition
预订 means to book or reserve in advance (seats, tickets, rooms). Contrast with 订, which focuses on ordering goods or subscribing, and 预约, used for booking a service or appointment (doctor, salon).
verb
to reserveto bookto place an order in advance
Easily confused
Examples
- 预订。Wǒ men yù dìng le míng tiān wǎn cān de zuò wèi.We reserved seats for tomorrow's dinner.
- 预订？Nǐ yù dìng le qù shàng hǎi de huǒ chē piào ma?Have you booked a train ticket to Shanghai?
- 预订。Tā yù dìng le yí shù huā sòng gěi mā ma.He ordered a bouquet of flowers for his mother.
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