Chinese Word: 订 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

订 (Trad.: 訂)HSK 5

Pinyin: dìng

English Definition: to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order

Chinese Definition:
①改正，修改：订正。考订。校(jiào)订。修订。
②约定，立(契约)：订立。订购。订约。
③用线、铁丝、书钉把书页、纸张连在一起：装订。
④制定：订计划。
⑤评议：“两刃相割，利钝乃知；二论相订，是非乃见”。

Total strokes: 4; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic:丁 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 丁 [ dīng ] male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 灯仃叮玎盯讦钌汀盱钉打饤

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签订	qiān dìng	to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
制订	zhì dìng	to work out; to formulate
修订	xiū dìng	to revise
订单	dìng dān	(purchase) order
订阅	dìng yuè	subscription; to subscribe to

1		wǒ men 我们 yǐ jīng 已经 qǔ xiāo 取消 le 了 dìng dān 订单。 We have already canceled the order.
2		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 dìng 订 yī fèn 一份 pī sà 披萨。 We need to order a pizza.
3		wǒ 我 dìng 订 le 了 míng tiān 明天 de 的 huǒ chē piào 火车票。 I booked a train ticket for tomorrow.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 qiān dìng 签订 yī fèn 一份 hé tong 合同。 We need to sign a contract.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 tí qián 提前 yù dìng 预订 jī piào 机票。 We need to book our plane tickets in advance.

1		wǒ men 我们 yǐ jīng 已经 qǔ xiāo 取消 le 了 dìng dān 订单。 We have already canceled the order.
2		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 dìng 订 yī fèn 一份 pī sà 披萨。 We need to order a pizza.
3		wǒ 我 dìng 订 le 了 míng tiān 明天 de 的 huǒ chē piào 火车票。 I booked a train ticket for tomorrow.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 qiān dìng 签订 yī fèn 一份 hé tong 合同。 We need to sign a contract.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 tí qián 提前 yù dìng 预订 jī piào 机票。 We need to book our plane tickets in advance.