定下 (dìng xià) — to fix, to set (a date, a price, a rule, etc.) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

定下 is a separable verb meaning to fix or settle a date, price, or rule. Insert other elements between 定 and 下 (e.g. 定个时间下来).

verb

to fixto set (a date, a price, a rule, etc.)

Examples

定下。
Wǒ men dé dìng xià yí gè kāi huì de shí jiān.
We need to fix a time for the meeting.
定下，。
Jià gé yǐ jīng dìng xià le, bù néng gǎi le.
The price has been set and cannot be changed.
定下。
Zhè ge guī ju shì qù nián dìng xià de.
This rule was set last year.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

定 (set) and 下 (down) mean fix something into place, such as a date or rule.

Characters in this word

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.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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