定下 meaning in English
to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)
11 strokes
Meaning of 定下
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dìngxià
- to set (the tone, a target etc)
- to lay down (the beat)
定下 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们已经决定下个月结婚。
They've decided to get married next month.
夜晚一定下了雨。
It must have rained during the night.
我们必须快点定下旅游日期。
We have to fix the date for our trip quickly.
汤姆和我决定下个夏天去澳大利亚。
Tom and I have decided to go to Australia next summer.
他给自己定下每天早上散步的规矩。
He makes it a rule to take a walk every morning.
Stroke order for each character
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定 dìng · to fix · 8 strokes
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
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- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 定下.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 一定 | yīdìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
Questions about 定下
What does 定下 mean?
定下 (dìngxià) means "to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)".
How do you write 定下?
定下 is made of 2 characters: 定 (8 strokes), 下 (3 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.