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定时 (dìng shí) — (verb) to fix a time, to schedule; (noun) fixed time, scheduled time; timed (used attributively)

Definition

定时 means 'fix a time / scheduled' — focus on the timing itself. Different from 定期 (regular interval, periodic) and 时间表 (a written schedule/timetable).

verb
to fix a timeto schedule
noun
fixed timescheduled timetimed (used attributively)

Examples

  • 定时。
    Wǒ men měi tiān dìng shí kāi huì.
    We have meetings at a fixed time every day.
  • 定时。
    Qǐng shè zhì hǎo dìng shí.
    Please set the fixed time.
  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng dìng shí zhà dàn hěn wēi xiǎn.
    This kind of timed bomb is very dangerous.
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Time (Abstract)

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