坐定 (zuò dìng) — to be seated; to sit down firmly; (dialectal) to be destined; to be doomed
Definition
A literary/resultative verb meaning 'to sit down firmly' or 'to be settled in one's seat'. In dialectal use, it can also mean 'destined/doomed' (often as a predicate adjective: 坐定的).
verb
to be seatedto sit down firmly(dialectal) to be destinedto be doomed
Examples
- 坐定，。Tā zuò dìng zhī hòu, xiān hē le kǒu chá cái kāi kǒu shuō huà.After he sat down, he took a sip of tea before speaking.
- 坐定，。Nǐ zhè cì kǎo shì bù jí gé shì zuò dìng de, shuí ràng nǐ bú fù xí ne.You were destined to fail this exam — who told you not to review?
- ，。Yí jìn mén tā jiù zuò dìng zài shā fā shàng, hǎo xiàng hěn lèi.As soon as she entered she sat down on the sofa, looking very tired.
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