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原定 (yuán dìng) — originally decided; originally scheduled (attr.)

Definition

adjective
originally decidedoriginally scheduled (attr.)

Examples

  • 原定。
    yuán dìng De huì yì qǔ xiāo le.
    The originally scheduled meeting was canceled.
  • 原定。
    Tā men gǎi biàn le yuán dìng de jì huà.
    They changed the originally decided plan.
  • 原定。
    yuán dìng Shí jiān dìng zài míng tiān shàng wǔ.
    The originally scheduled time is set for tomorrow morning.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

原 combines 泉 (spring) and 厂 (cliff), picturing a spring bursting from a cliff-side, which gives the sense of origin or source.

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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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