订 (dìng) — to order (goods, tickets, food, etc.), to book; to subscribe to (a newspaper, magazine); to draw up (a contract, agreement)
Definition
订 (dìng) covers ordering/booking goods or tickets and drawing up agreements — a general everyday verb. For reserving in advance use 预订; for subscribing to a publication use 订阅; for formal contracts use 订立.
verb
to order (goods, tickets, food, etc.)to bookto subscribe to (a newspaper, magazine)to draw up (a contract, agreement)
Easily confused
- 打dǎlook-aliketo hit, strike, beat
- 定dìngsound-aliketo set, to determine, to fix (a time, plan, rule, etc.)
- 钉dìnglook-aliketo nail, to pin, to staple (fasten by driving a pointed object)
- 可kělook-alike(adverb) used for emphasis: really, certainly, very
- 盯dīnglook-aliketo stare at, to fix one's attention on, to gaze at
Examples
- 订。Wǒ xiǎng dìng yí gè fáng jiān.I'd like to book a room.
- 订。Tā dìng le sān zhāng huǒ chē piào.He booked three train tickets.
- 订。Tā men dìng le yí gè xué xí jì huà.They drew up a study plan.
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