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定做

dìngzuò

to have something custom-made; to custom-make

A tailor measures a customer beside a green suit
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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

做 zuò

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 故 reason, cause
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这套实验设备需要按研究团队的参数定做,现货无法满足精度要求。 Zhè tào shíyàn shèbèi xūyào àn yánjiū tuánduì de cānshù dìngzuò, xiànhuò wúfǎ mǎnzú jīngdù yāoqiú. This set of laboratory equipment needs to be custom-made according to the research team's parameters; off-the-shelf products cannot meet the precision requirements.
  • 我在裁缝店定做了一套西服。 Wǒ zài cáifeng diàn dìngzuò le yí tào xīfú. I had a suit made at the tailor's.
  • 这张书桌是按房间的尺寸定做的。 Zhè zhāng shūzhuō shì àn fángjiān de chǐcùn dìngzuò de. This desk was custom-made to fit the size of the room.

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