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To fix a time in Chinese: 定时 (dìng shí)

dìng shí

to fix a time

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 定時1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fix a time
  2. 2fixed time
  3. 3timed (of explosive etc)

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时

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄥˋ

dìng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

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定时

Simplified

定時

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个空调可以定时关机。

    zhè ge kōng tiáo kě yǐ dìng shí guān jī。

    This air conditioner can be set to switch off at a fixed time.

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Related words

时

shí

o'clock

定

dìng

to set

时候

shí hou

time

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

决定

jué dìng

to decide (to do something)

一定

yī dìng

surely

按时

àn shí

on time

当时

dāng shí

then

规定

guī dìng

to stipulate

及时

jí shí

timely

肯定

kěn dìng

to be certain

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