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一定

yī dìng · yi ding

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. surely
  2. certainly
  3. necessarily
  4. fixed
  5. a certain (extent etc)
  6. given
  7. particular
  8. must
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I will definitely come

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)来(lái)我家(wǒjiā)吃饭(chīfàn)，你(nǐ)来(lái)吗(ma)？

    Dinner at my place this weekend. Are you coming?

  2. Dengdeng

    一定(yīdìng)去(qù)！

    I'll definitely come!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)说(shuō)一定(yīdìng)去(qù)。

    You said definitely last time too.

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)一定(yīdìng)！我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)不(bù)迟到(chídào)。

    This time for sure! I definitely won't be late.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)六(liù)点(diǎn)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    Okay, I'll wait for you at six.

  6. Dengdeng

    一定(yīdìng)！不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)家(jiā)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Definitely! But where is your home?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

到(dào)了(le)最(zuì)后(hòu)，大(dà)家(jiā)一(yí)定(dìng)要(yào)靠(kào)自(zì)己(jǐ)学(xué)习(xí)。

Everyone must learn on their own in the end.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)一(yí)定(dìng)按(àn)时(shí)吃(chī)药(yào)，身(shēn)体(tǐ)才(cái)慢(màn)慢(màn)好(hǎo)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

He made sure to take his medicine on time every day, and only then did his health gradually improve.

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一
yī

one; single

定
dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)

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