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制定 (zhì dìng) — to draw up, to formulate (plans, policies, rules, etc.)

Definition

制定 is used for actively working out plans, policies, or rules — emphasizes the drafting process. 规定 is the resulting rule itself or a more authoritative prescription, while 制订 is a close synonym also meaning 'to draft' but less common.

verb
to draw upto formulate (plans, policies, rules, etc.)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 制定。
    Xué xiào zhì dìng le xīn de guī dìng.
    The school formulated new rules.
  • 制定。
    Tā men zhèng zài zhì dìng yí gè jì huà.
    They are formulating a plan.
  • 制定。
    Guó jiā zhì dìng le xīn de fǎ lǜ.
    The country enacted new laws.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

制zhìdraw up
定dìngset

制定 means to draw up and set a plan, from 制 (draw up) and 定 (set).

Characters in this word

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

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 5Management

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