Chinese word

定制

Pronunciation

Pinyindìng zhì

Meaning

  • verbcustomize

Example

这件衣服可以定制吗？zhè jiàn yī fú ké yǐ dìng zhì ma

Can this piece of clothing be customized?

Illustration for 定制 (customize)

More examples

我想定制一份生日礼物。wǒ xiǎng dìng zhì yí fèn shēng rì lǐ wù

I want to customize a birthday gift.

Core concept

A product or service is shaped around a user's stated needs instead of following a standard version.

Common phrases

  • 定制衣服dìng zhì yī fú

    customize clothes

  • 定制礼物dìng zhì lǐ wù

    customize gifts

  • 定制家具dìng zhì jiā jù

    customize furniture

Similar words

定做dìng zuò: To make a product specially to a customer's order and requested specifications.
订做dìng zuò: To ask a shop or craftsperson to make something specially after placing an order.
订制dìng zhì: To request a product made to given specifications through a shop or online service.

Definition in Chinese

按照客户或使用者事先提出的具体要求，专门制作或调整商品、服务或功能，使之符合个人或个别需求的行为或过程。àn zhào kè hù huò shǐ yòng zhě shì xiān tí chū de jù tǐ yāo qiú zhuān mén zhì zuò huò tiáo zhěng shāng pǐn fú wù huò gōng néng shǐ zhī fú hé gè rén huò gè bié xū qiú de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

定制 (dìngzhì, "customize") combines 定 (dìng, "set") + 制 (zhì, "make"), expressing the making of something according to requirements fixed in advance.

Usage tips

  • In everyday shopping Chinese, this verb often describes ordering a product with chosen specifications, whereas English customize also often means changing settings on an existing digital product.

Other meanings

  • custom ordernoun

Opposites

  • 量产liàng chǎnmass-produceverb
  • 标准化biāo zhǔn huàstandardizeverb

Related words

  • 定制化dìng zhì huàcustomizationnoun
  • 定制款dìng zhì kuǎncustom-made itemnoun

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