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预订

yù dìng · yu ding

Traditional 預訂

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to place an order
  2. to book ahead
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Booked for tomorrow

  1. Dengdeng

    今晚(jīnwǎn)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)预订(yùdìng)了(le)。

    Let's have hot pot tonight. I have already booked a table.

  2. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！预订(yùdìng)了(le)几个人(jǐgerén)的(de)位子(wèizi)？

    Great! How many seats did you book?

  3. Dengdeng

    两个人(liǎnggèrén)，七点(qīdiǎn)。我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    Two people, at seven. Let's go.

  4. Liangliang

    到了(dàole)！老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，今天(jīntiān)没有(méiyǒu)我们的(wǒmende)预订(yùdìng)。

    We are here! The owner says there is no booking for us today.

  5. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)预订(yùdìng)的(de)是(shì)明天(míngtiān)！

    Oh no, what I booked was tomorrow!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)就(jiù)排队(páiduì)吧(ba)，明天(míngtiān)再(zài)来(lái)一次(yīcì)。

    Then let's queue today, and come again tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)要(yào)预(yù)订(dìng)一(yì)间(jiān)6月(yuè)3日(rì)的(de)单(dān)人(rén)房(fáng)。

I'd like to reserve a single room on June 3.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by magnificentgoddess · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

火(huǒ)车(chē)上(shàng)有(yǒu)预(yù)订(dìng)的(de)座(zuò)位(wèi)吗(ma)？

Are there reserved seats on the train?

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

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