Meaning
to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper; etc.); to order
Chinese: 答应、同意。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ding” becomes a different word in each tone. 订 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 预订yù dìngto place an order; to book ahead
- 制订zhì dìngto work out; to formulate
- 签订qiān dìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
- 订单dìng dān(purchase) order
- 订婚dìng hūnto get engaged
Example Sentence
我在网上订了一张火车票。Wǒ zài wǎng shàng dìng le yì zhāng huǒ chē piào.I booked a train ticket online.
我WǒI在zàiat网上wǎng shàngonline订dìngto agree了le(completed action)一yìone张zhāngto open up火车票huǒ chē piàotrain ticket。