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立定 (lì dìng) — halt! (used as a military command); to stop and stand still

Definition

Literally 'stand fixed', 立定 means to stop and stand still — used as a sharp military-style command (Halt!) or as the verb in the standing long jump (立定跳远). The command tone is direct and forceful, unlike a polite request to stop.

idiom
halt! (used as a military command)to stop and stand still

Examples

  • 立定！！
    lì dìng! Shào xī!
    Halt! At ease!
  • 立定。
    Tā zài lì dìng tiào yuǎn bǐ sài zhōng tiào le sān mǐ.
    He jumped three meters in the standing long jump competition.
  • ，立定。
    Tīng dào mìng lìng hòu, tā lì kè lì dìng bú dòng.
    After hearing the command, he immediately stood still without moving.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

立lìstand
定dìngfixed/still

立 (stand) and 定 (fixed) together mean stop and stand still.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

立 pictures a person standing on the ground.

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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
Military & Defense

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