定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
定时
dìngshí
to set a time; timing
Characters in this word
时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医生提醒他必须定时服药，否则治疗效果会大打折扣。 Yīshēng tíxǐng tā bìxū dìngshí fúyào, fǒuzé zhìliáo xiàoguǒ huì dà dǎ zhékòu. The doctor reminded him that he must take his medicine at fixed times, otherwise the treatment would be much less effective.
- 这台洗衣机可以定时，晚上自己开始洗。 Zhè tái xǐyījī kěyǐ dìngshí, wǎnshang zìjǐ kāishǐ xǐ. This washing machine can be put on a timer and starts washing by itself in the evening.
- 奶奶定时给花浇水，所以花开得特别好。 Nǎinai dìngshí gěi huā jiāo shuǐ, suǒyǐ huā kāi de tèbié hǎo. Grandma waters the flowers at set times, so they bloom especially well.
Related words
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 一定 yídìng definitely; certainly
- 定期 dìngqī regular; at regular times
- 否定 fǒudìng to negate; to reject
- 规定 guīdìng rule
- 决定 juédìng to decide; decision
- 确定 quèdìng to be sure; to decide
- 制定 zhìdìng to make; to draw up
- 定 dìng to decide; to book
- 固定 gùdìng to fix in place; fixed
- 说不定 shuōbudìng maybe
- 稳定 wěndìng stable