Chinese word

定稿

Pronunciation

Pinyindìng gǎo

Meaning

  • nounfinal draft

Example

这是定稿。zhè shì dìng gǎo

This is the final draft.

Illustration for 定稿 (final draft)

More examples

请在周五前提交定稿。qǐng zài zhōu wǔ qián tí jiāo dìng gǎo

Please submit the final draft by Friday.

Core concept

A document at the point where revision ends and its checked text is locked in for use.

Common phrases

  • 提交定稿tí jiāo dìng gǎo

    submit final draft

  • 定稿日期dìng gǎo rì qī

    final draft deadline

Similar words

终稿zhōng gǎo: A manuscript that has finished revision and is accepted as complete.
最终稿zuì zhōng gǎo: The ultimately confirmed and completed version of a written text.
草稿cáo gǎo: A first written version that still needs changes and improvement.

Definition in Chinese

指经过修改并最终定下、不再变动的稿件或文本。zhǐ jīng guò xiū gǎi bìng zuì zhōng dìng xià bú zài biàn dòng de gǎo jiàn huò wén běn

Word origin

定稿 (dìnggǎo, "final draft") is formed from 定 (dìng, "to settle") and 稿 (gǎo, "draft"), describing a draft that has reached its settled form.

Usage tips

  • A finished project is not automatically this word: it applies specifically when the text itself has stopped changing, even if other work on the project remains.

Other meanings

  • final versionnoun

Opposites

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