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HSK
at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
HSK 3
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  *定* | 定* | *定
to fix; to set; to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) / to congeal; to coagulate / (literary) definitely
HSK 4
to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc)
HSK 6
to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche
HSK 6
to set a price / to fix a price
HSK 6
definition / to define
HSK 7-9
down payment / advance payment
HSK 7-9
to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
HSK 7-9
tranquilizer / sth that sets one's mind at ease
HSK 7-9
to have something made to order
HSK 7-9
to orientate / directional / directed / orienteering
HSK 7-9
final conclusion / accepted argument
HSK 7-9
qualitative inorganic analysis
Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui
Ding'an county, Hainan
variant of 訂戶|订户
Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui
to finalize (a design etc) / stereotype / permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)
to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number)
fixed deposit / time deposit / certificate of deposit (banking)
the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard / fixed opinion / solid idea / decisive plan
scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
to set (the tone, a target etc) / to lay down (the beat)
certainly / of course
to convict (sb of a crime)
settlement
timer
to judge a case / to render a verdict / verdict
time bomb
necessarily
settled / ready / finished
to reach a verdict / to conclude a judgment
to settle a marriage / betrothal
Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
to order goods / to place an order
Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
attitude / mindset / prejudice
Dingzhou, county-level city directly administered by Hebei Province
Dingnan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
definite article (grammar)
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
quantity / fixed amount / ration
domain (math.)
(microbiology) to colonize; colonization
constant (math.) / quota / fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus) / fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck) / destiny
to compose oneself / to concentrate one's attention
to assert categorically / generally accepted view
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great) / to fix the capital / to found a dynasty / used in advertising
to fix / to confine to / freeze frame / stop motion (filmmaking)
Tingri town and county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet
security deposit; earnest money (real estate); good-faith deposit
Dinggyê county, Tibetan: Gding skyes rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
foregone conclusion / to be settled conclusively
Dingxiang county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
Dingxing county in Baoding 保定, Hebei
fixed allocation
Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市, Zhejiang
first soliloquy text (introducing opera character)
timpani
Ding'an county, Hainan
to name (sth)
to make a decision / to determine
betrothal gift / bride-price
theorem
Dinggyê county, Tibetan: Gding skyes rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
to stare at
to exchange love tokens or vows / to pledge one's love / to get engaged
to fix a photographic image
timer / timing clock / alarm clock
deposit / down payment
Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市, Zhejiang / Qing dynasty name of 舟山市
Tingri county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
scaler
certificate of deposit / time deposit / abbr. for 定期存款
(electricity) stator
to decide / to determine / established practice / (dialect) firmly resolved (to do sth)
variant of 訂閱|订阅
fixed complement (of crew, passengers etc)
firm view / definite opinion
Dingxiang county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
Dingnan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
usual practice / routine
first soliloquy (introducing opera character)
tuning (stringed instrument) / (fig.) to make up one's mind
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
custom-made; made-to-order / to have sth custom made
variant of 訂婚|订婚
fixed amount / quota
joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game)
variant of 訂貨|订货
cross-country orienteering
to conclude a treaty / to make an agreement / contract (at bridge)
set at / scheduled at
(of a film etc) to be set to be released on a specific date
earnest money; deposit
delimiter (computing)
to set the tone
to reserve tickets

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