断定
Old HSK 6
断定 (duàndìng) · to conclude
断定 (duàndìng) means “to conclude; to determine”. It is written with 2 characters: 断 (to break) + 定 (to decide). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 断定 is built
The characters
断 duàn · to break
What 断 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
定 dìng · to decide
What 定 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: A person 疋 settling under a roof 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
医生断定他只是感冒了。Yīshēng duàndìng tā zhǐshì gǎnmào le.The doctor concluded that he just had a cold.
现在还不能断定谁对谁错。Xiànzài hái bùnéng duàndìng shéi duì shéi cuò.We can't yet determine who is right and who is wrong.
Questions about 断定
What does 断定 mean?
断定 (duàndìng) means “to conclude; to determine”.
How do you pronounce 断定?
断定 is pronounced duàndìng.
Which HSK level is 断定?
断定 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不断bùduàncontinuously
- 判断pànduànto judge
- 诊断zhěnduànto diagnose
- 断绝duànjuéto cut off
- 果断guǒduàndecisive
- 垄断lǒngduànto monopolize
- 片断piànduànfragment
- 中断zhōngduànto break off
- 断duànto break
- 不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
Learn 断定 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.