指定 meaning in English

zhǐdìng

to appoint; to assign

HSK 6verb17 strokes

Meaning of 指定

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhǐdìng

to appoint
to assign
to indicate clearly and with certainty
designated

How to use 指定

指定 is used when a person or rule picks a specific place, time, or person for something. It often appears before a noun as a modifier, like 指定地点 (designated location). Example: 请在指定时间到达。(Qǐng zài zhǐdìng shíjiān dàodá.) Please arrive at the designated time.

指 (zhǐ) means to point, as in 手指 (shǒuzhǐ) finger, and 定 (dìng) means to fix or settle. Point your finger at something and make it fixed: that is 指定, to designate.

Common mistake: Learners mix up 指定 with 规定 (guīdìng). 指定 picks out a specific person or thing, while 规定 sets a general rule, so say 公司指定他负责 (the company appointed him to be in charge), not 公司规定他负责.

指定 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā在zài指zhǐ定dìng时shí间jiān的de五wǔ分fēn钟zhōng后hòu到dào了le。

He came five minutes behind the appointed time.

如rú果guǒ您nín有yǒu关guān于yú这zhè份fèn问wèn卷juǎn信xìn息xī的de使shǐ用yòng条tiáo件jiàn，请qǐng在zài这zhè里lǐ指zhǐ定dìng。

Please specify any conditions you have for the use of this information.

最zuì近jìn，有yǒu些xiē胡hú同tòng被bèi指zhǐ定dìng为wèi保bǎo护hù区qū，以yǐ试shì图tú保bǎo存cún这zhè方fāng面miàn的de中zhōng国guó文wén化huà历lì史shǐ。

More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history.

莫mò尼ní特tè号hào战zhàn舰jiàn于yú 1975 年nián 1 月yuè 30 日rì被bèi指zhǐ定dìng为wèi美měi国guó第dì一yí个gè国guó家jiā海hǎi洋yáng保bǎo护hù区qū。

The USS Monitor was designated the first National Marine Sanctuary on January 30, 1975.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

指 zhǐ · finger · 9 strokes

定 dìng · to fix · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 指定.

一定	yīdìng	surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
不一定	bùyīdìng	not necessarily; maybe
决定	juédìng	to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個\|个[ge4],項\|项[xiang4])
确定	quèdìng	definite; certain
手指	shǒuzhǐ	finger
规定	guīdìng	to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; r
指导	zhǐdǎo	to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
指出	zhǐchū	to indicate; to point out
制定	zhìdìng	to draw up; to formulate
否定	fǒudìng	to negate; to deny
定期	dìngqī	at set dates; at regular intervals
说不定	shuōbudìng	can't say for sure; maybe

Questions about 指定

What does 指定 mean?

指定 (zhǐdìng) means "to appoint; to assign" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 指定?

指定 is made of 2 characters: 指 (9 strokes), 定 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 指定 an HSK word?

Yes. 指定 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 指定 and 决定?

决定 (juédìng) means to decide or make up your mind about what to do. 指定 means to name or assign a specific person, place, or thing. You 决定 to hold a meeting, then 指定 a room for it.

Can 指定 be used to appoint someone to a job?

Yes. You can say 老师指定他当班长 (Lǎoshī zhǐdìng tā dāng bānzhǎng), The teacher appointed him class monitor. The pattern is 指定 + person + 当/做/负责 + role.