Meaning of 制订
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to work out
- to formulate
How to use 制订
制订 is used with plans, schemes, and proposals that are being drafted or worked out, such as 计划 (jìhuà) or 方案 (fāng'àn). Example: 我们要制订一个学习计划。(Wǒmen yào zhìdìng yí gè xuéxí jìhuà.) We need to work out a study plan.
制 (zhì) means to make or work out, and 订 (dìng) has the speech radical 讠, suggesting words being settled and agreed on. Together, 制订 is making a plan and fixing its details in words.
Common mistake: Learners confuse 制订 with 制定 (zhìdìng), which sounds exactly the same. 制订 stresses drafting and working out a plan, while 制定 is more common for formally laying down laws, policies, and rules, as in 制定法律.
Stroke order for each character
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制 zhì · to manufacture · 8 strokes
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订 dìng · to agree · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 制订.
| 制作 | zhìzuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 制造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make |
| 制度 | zhìdù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 制定 | zhìdìng | to draw up; to formulate |
| 限制 | xiànzhì | to restrict; to limit |
| 复制 | fùzhì | to duplicate; to make a copy of |
| 预订 | yùdìng | to place an order; to book ahead |
| 研制 | yánzhì | to research and manufacture; to research and to develop |
| 控制 | kòngzhì | to control |
| 制成 | zhìchéng | to manufacture; to turn out (a product) |
| 机制 | jīzhì | mechanism |
| 签订 | qiāndìng | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) |
Questions about 制订
What does 制订 mean?
制订 (zhìdìng) means "to work out; to formulate" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 制订?
制订 is made of 2 characters: 制 (8 strokes), 订 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 制订 an HSK word?
Yes. 制订 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 制订 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 制订 is written 制訂.
Can I use 制订 for making a product?
No. For physically making things, use 制作 (zhìzuò) or 制造 (zhìzào). 制订 is only for plans, schemes, and similar written arrangements.
Is 制订 formal or casual?
It is fairly formal and appears often in work, school, and news contexts. In casual speech people may simply say 做计划 (zuò jìhuà) instead.