奠定
diàn dìng
Pinyin

Definition

奠定
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diàn dìng
  1. to establish
  2. to fix
  3. to settle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
  5. 5 certainly
bǎng dìng
  1. 1 binding (loanword)
  2. 2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
kěn dìng
  1. 1 to be certain
  2. 2 to be positive
  3. 3 assuredly
  4. 4 definitely
  5. 5 to give recognition
  6. 6 to affirm
  7. 7 affirmative (answer)
zhù dìng
  1. 1 to foreordain
  2. 2 to be bound to
  3. 3 to be destined to
  4. 4 to be doomed to
  5. 5 inevitably
bù yī dìng
  1. 1 not necessarily
  2. 2 maybe
bù dìng
  1. 1 indefinite
  2. 2 indeterminate
  3. 3 (botany) adventitious
Bǎo dìng
  1. 1 Baoding prefecture-level city in Hebei
zhì dìng
  1. 1 to draw up
  2. 2 to formulate
xié dìng
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 accord
  3. 3 to reach an agreement
fǒu dìng
  1. 1 to negate
  2. 2 to deny
  3. 3 to reject
  4. 4 negative (answer)
  5. 5 negation
gù dìng
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to fasten
  3. 3 to set rigidly in place
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 set
  6. 6 regular
jiān dìng
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 steady
  3. 3 staunch
  4. 4 resolute
jiān dìng bù yí
  1. 1 unswerving
  2. 2 unflinching
Ān dìng
  1. 1 Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
dìng
  1. 1 to set
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to determine
  4. 4 to decide
  5. 5 to order
dìng wèi
  1. 1 to orientate
  2. 2 to position
  3. 3 to categorize (as)
  4. 4 to characterize (as)
  5. 5 positioning
  6. 6 position
  7. 7 niche
dìng lu:4
  1. 1 scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
  2. 2 (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
dìng shí
  1. 1 to fix a time
  2. 2 fixed time
  3. 3 timed (of explosive etc)
dìng qī
  1. 1 at set dates
  2. 2 at regular intervals
  3. 3 periodic
  4. 4 limited to a fixed period of time
  5. 5 fixed term

Idioms (17)

一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
  2. 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
  1. 1 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
  1. 1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
  2. 2 to exchange marriage vows
把持不定
bǎ chí bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive (idiom)
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
  1. 1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
气定神闲
qì dìng shén xián
  1. 1 calm and composed (idiom)
游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng
  1. 1 to oscillate without pause (idiom)
  2. 2 to fluctuate
  3. 3 (of thoughts) to wander
  4. 4 to waver
痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng
  1. 1 to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
  2. 2 to ponder about a painful experience
约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng
  1. 1 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
  2. 2 customary convention
举棋不定
jǔ qí bù dìng
  1. 1 to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
  2. 2 to shilly-shally
盖棺定论
gài guān dìng lùn
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
盖棺论定
gài guān lùn dìng
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
飘忽不定
piāo hū bù dìng
  1. 1 to drift without a resting place (idiom)
  2. 2 roving
  3. 3 errant
  4. 4 vagrant
  5. 5 erratic

Sample Sentences

成,1915年爱因斯坦发表了一系列论文,而这些论文呢,描述了现代科学至关重要的广义相对论理论,听过吗?广义相对论?它奠定了我们目前了解重力的基础。
chéng ,1915 nián Àiyīnsītǎn fābiǎo le yīxìliè lùnwén ,ér zhèxiē lùnwén ne ,miáoshù le xiàndài kēxué zhìguānzhòngyào de guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn lǐlùn ,tīng guò ma ?guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn ?tā diàndìng le wǒmen mùqián liǎojiě zhònglì de jīchǔ 。
No problem. In 1915 Einstein published a series of theses, and these theses described the most important core theory in contemporary science, the theory of general relativity. Have you heard of it? The theory of general relativity? It laid the foundation for our current understanding of gravity.
今天我们“舌尖上的美酒”栏目,要带各位走进中国黄酒古城——绍兴。古城绍兴又被誉为“东方威尼斯”,徜徉在青石板弄堂中就能感受到三步一桥五步一河的奇景,绍兴水资源丰沛,也为其黄酒酿造业奠定了良好的基础。
jīntiān wǒmen “shéjiān shàng de měijiǔ ”lánmù ,yào dài gè wèi zǒujìn Zhōngguó huángjiǔ gǔchéng ——Shàoxīng 。gǔchéng Shàoxīng yòu bèi yùwéi “dōngfāng Wēinísī ”,chángyáng zài qīngshíbǎn lòngtáng zhōng jiù néng gǎnshòu dào sān bù yī qiáo wǔ bù yī hé de qíjǐng ,Shàoxīng shuǐ zīyuán fēngpèi ,yě wèi qí huángjiǔ niàngzào yè diàndìng le liánghǎo de jīchǔ 。
In today's "Tasting Fine Liquors" segment, we're taking you into the ancient Chinese city famous for huangjiu - Shaoxing. The ancient city of Shaoxing is also well known as "The Venice of the East". Wandering around the alleyways paved with green slate, you'll marvel at how there seems to be a bridge or a river at every turn. Shaoxing has a lot of water resources, which serve as the solid foundation for its huangjiu brewing industry.
可以说,正是张勇奠定了阿里巴巴从PC端向移动互联变迁的最重要基础。
kěyǐ shuō ,zhèngshì zhāngyǒng diàndìng le ālǐbābā cóng PC duān xiàng yídòng hùlián biànqiān de zuì zhòngyào jīchǔ 。
You can say it is Zhang Yong who laid the most important foundation for Alibaba's transition from internet PC to mobile.