抱定
bào dìng
Pinyin

Definition

抱定
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bào dìng
  1. to hold on firmly
  2. to cling (to a belief)
  3. stubbornly

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
bào
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to carry (in one's arms)
  3. 3 to hug
  4. 4 to embrace
  5. 5 to surround
  6. 6 to cherish
yōng bào
  1. 1 to embrace
  2. 2 to hug
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")

Idioms (20)

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)
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
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)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
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
临时抱佛脚
lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 making a hasty last-minute effort

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