一定 yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must syn 者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn 确定 確定 què dìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box) syn 约会 約會 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet syn 规则 規則 guī zé rule / regulation / regular / orderly / fixed syn 预约 預約 yù yuē booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment syn 固定 gù dìng to fix / to fasten / to set rigidly in place / fixed / set / regular syn 约定 約定 yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation syn 改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn 任命 rèn mìng to appoint / (job) appointment / CL:紙|纸[zhi3] syn 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn 数额 數額 shù é amount / sum of money / fixed number syn 定时 定時 dìng shí to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc) 赴约 赴約 fù yuē to keep an appointment syn 定点 定點 dìng diǎn to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number) syn 座机 座機 zuò jī fixed-line phone / landline / private plane 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 既定 jì dìng already fixed / set / established 恒星 恆星 héng xīng (fixed) star 无期 無期 wú qī unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) syn 条条框框 條條框框 tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng fixed framework (idiom) / restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) / regulations and restrictions syn 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission syn 失约 失約 shī yuē to miss an appointment syn 有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) syn 约见 約見 yuē jiàn to arrange an interview / an appointment (with the foreign ambassador) 推辞 推辭 tuī cí to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) syn 闲杂 閑雜 xián zá (employee) having no fixed duties 定额 定額 dìng é fixed amount / quota 守约 守約 shǒu yuē to keep an appointment / to keep one's word 年限 nián xiàn age limit / fixed number of years syn 包租 bāo zū to rent / to charter / to rent land or a house for subletting / fixed rent for farmland syn 定量 dìng liàng quantity / fixed amount / ration 固化 gù huà to solidify / to harden / (fig.) to make permanent / to become fixed syn 聘书 聘書 pìn shū letter of appointment / contract syn 期终 期終 qī zhōng end of a fixed term syn 密约 密約 mì yuē secret appointment 固定资产 固定資產 gù dìng zī chǎn fixed assets 打游击 打游擊 dǎ yóu jī to wage guerrilla warfare / to fight as a guerrilla / (fig.) (coll.) to live or eat at no fixed place syn 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 别无 別無 bié wú to have no other... (used in fixed expressions) 固定电话 固定電話 gù dìng diàn huà fixed-line telephone / landline telephone 考试院 考試院 kǎo shì yuàn Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board 假球 jiǎ qiú match-fixing / a fixed match 合称 合稱 hé chēng common term / general term 定式 dìng shì joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game) 定数 定數 dìng shù constant (math.) / quota / fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus) / fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck) / destiny 死期 sǐ qī time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term 定标 定標 dìng biāo to calibrate (measure or apparatus) / fixed coefficient 定员 定員 dìng yuán fixed complement (of crew, passengers etc) 定编 定編 dìng biān fixed allocation 挂 掛 guà to hang / to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried / to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital) / to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam) / classifier for sets or clusters of objects syn 约 約 yuē to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise syn 牌 pái signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]) / brand / trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]) / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2]) syn 横 橫 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent syn 爽约 爽約 shuǎng yuē to miss an appointment syn 卿 qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn 直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu (of one's gaze) fixed / staring syn 弹冠相庆 彈冠相慶 tán guān xiāng qìng lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom) / to celebrate an official appointment / to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc) 固氮 gù dàn fixed nitrogen 不变价格 不變價格 bù biàn jià gé fixed price / constant price syn 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 长官 長官 zhǎng guān senior official / senior officer / commanding officer / CL:位[wei4] / sir (term of address for senior officer) syn 金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 条件 條件 tiáo jiàn condition / circumstance / term / factor / requirement / prerequisite / qualification / situation / state / condition / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn 长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1] 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn 学期 學期 xué qī term / semester / CL:個|个[ge4] 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn 丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) syn 术语 術語 shù yǔ term / terminology 长老 長老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk syn 大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn 刑期 xíng qī prison term 称号 稱號 chēng hào name / term of address / title syn 期末 qī mò end of term syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 开学 開學 kāi xué (of a student) to start school / (of a semester) to begin / (old) to found a school / the start of a new term syn 名词 名詞 míng cí (linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept) 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) syn 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 用语 用語 yòng yǔ choice of words / wording / phraseology / term syn 任期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office) 中期 zhōng qī middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc) syn 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn 菠菜 bō cài spinach (CL:棵[ke1]) / (slang) gambling / gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2cai3]) 连任 連任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office syn 