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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
下定义
to define
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to define
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 下定义 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 下定义 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
The concept of “Internet addiction” implies that “the Internet” is some sort of definable activity.
No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 下定义.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 下定义.
Directly before
- 来下定义1
- 字下定义1
- 可以下定义1
Directly after
- 下定义的2
- 下定义比为1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 下定义
What does 下定义 mean in Chinese?
下定义 (xiàdìngyì) means to define.
How do you pronounce 下定义?
下定义 is pronounced xiàdìngyì.
Is 下定义 an HSK word?
下定义 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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