奠
定

To establish in Chinese: 奠定 (diàn dìng)

diàn dìng

to establish

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Definitions

  1. 1to establish
  2. 2to fix
  3. 3to settle

Stroke order

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奠
定

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄢˋ

diàn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧㄥˋ

dìng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这次成功为他的事业奠定了基础。

    zhè cì chéng gōng wèi tā de shì yè diàn dìng le jī chǔ。

    This success laid the foundation for his career.

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Related words

定

dìng

to set

决定

jué dìng

to decide (to do something)

一定

yī dìng

surely

规定

guī dìng

to stipulate

肯定

kěn dìng

to be certain

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate

固定

gù dìng

to fix

确定

què dìng

definite

稳定

wěn dìng

steady

制定

zhì dìng

to draw up

定期

dìng qī

at set dates

坚定

jiān dìng

firm

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