奠 diàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- 酋 chief of tribe, chieftain 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
奠定
diàndìng
to lay a foundation; to establish
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这些早期田野调查为后来的社会学研究奠定了坚实基础。 Zhèxiē zǎoqī tiányě diàochá wèi hòulái de shèhuìxué yánjiū diàndìng le jiānshí jīchǔ. These early field investigations laid a solid foundation for later sociological research.
- 小时候的阅读习惯为他的写作奠定了基础。 Xiǎoshíhou de yuèdú xíguàn wèi tā de xiězuò diàndìng le jīchǔ. His reading habit in childhood laid the groundwork for his writing.
- 这部小说奠定了他在文坛的地位。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō diàndìng le tā zài wéntán de dìwèi. This novel established his standing in the literary world.
Related words
- 祭奠 jìdiàn to hold a memorial ceremony; to pay tribute to the dead
- 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