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一定
yīdìng
1. surely
2. certainly
3. necessarily
4. fixed
5. a certain (extent etc)
6. given
7. particular
8. must
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown

一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
定
dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

一定要
yīdìngyào
must
不一定
bùyīdìng
not necessarily

Example Sentences (10)

有些同学经常把“明天”和“将来”挂在嘴边，常说作业明天再完成，下次考试一定好好儿复习，等等。
Yǒuxiē tóngxué jīngcháng bǎ "míngtiān" hé "jiānglái" guà zài zuǐbiān, cháng shuō zuòyè míngtiān zài wánchéng, xiàcì kǎoshì yídìng hǎohāor fùxí, děngděng.
Some classmates often keep "tomorrow" and "the future" on their lips, often saying they will finish their homework tomorrow, that next time they will definitely review well, and so on.
Text 4
没问题，只要我有，就一定会借给你的。还差多少？
Méi wèntí, zhǐyào wǒ yǒu, jiù yídìng huì jiè gěi nǐ de. Hái chà duōshao?
No problem. As long as I have it, I will definitely lend it to you. How much more do you need?
Text 1
孩子眼中的世界是美丽和奇特的。有一本书叫《新十万个为什么》，现在卖得非常火。书里的内容都是儿童想知道的科学知识，相信你女儿一定喜欢读。
Háizi yǎnzhōng de shìjiè shì měilì hé qítè de.yǒu yī běn shū jiào《xīn shíwàn gè wèishénme》,xiànzài mài de fēicháng huǒ.shū lǐ de nèiróng dōu shì értóng xiǎng zhīdào de kēxuézhīshi,xiāngxìn nǐ nǚér yīdìng xǐhuān dú.
To a child, the world is a beautiful and wondrous place. There is a book called *The New 100,000 Whys* that is currently a huge bestseller. It covers scientific topics that children are curious about, and I'm sure your daughter would love reading it.
Text 1
离开朋友，我们的生活一定会非常无聊。
Líkāi péngyǒu, wǒmen de shēnghuó yídìng huì fēicháng wúliáo.
Without friends, our lives will certainly be very boring.
Text 4
你爷爷一定对京剧有着很深厚的感情。
Nǐ yéye yídìng duì jīngjù yǒuzhe hěn shēnhòu de gǎnqíng.
Your grandfather must have very deep feelings for Peking Opera.
Text 1
你对现在的工作一定非常满意吧？
Nǐ duì xiànzài de gōngzuò yīdìng fēicháng mǎnyì ba?
You must be very satisfied with your current job, right?
Text 3
上次的春游活动你们办得非常有趣，大家都玩儿得很开心，这次活动继续由你负责，相信也一定会很成功。
Shàngcì de chūnyóu huódòng nǐmen bàn de fēicháng yǒuqù, dàjiā dōu wánr de hěn kāixīn, zhècì huódòng jìxù yóu nǐ fùzé, xiāngxìn yě yídìng huì hěn chénggōng.
The last spring outing you organized was very interesting, and everyone had a great time. This time the event will continue to be your responsibility, and I believe it will also be very successful.
Text 3
你放心，我一定不会变胖。
Nǐ fàngxīn, wǒ yídìng bú huì biàn pàng.
Don't worry, I definitely won't get fat.
Text 2
旁边这个人一定是你的好朋友吧？
Pángbiān zhège rén yídìng shì nǐ de hǎo péngyǒu ba?
The person next to you must be your good friend, right?
Text 3
老师，您放心，今天的比赛我们一定能拿第一。
Lǎoshī, nín fàngxīn, jīntiān de bǐsài wǒmen yídìng néng ná dì yī.
Teacher, don't worry, we'll definitely get first place in today's competition.
Text 2

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
219 of 84,292