Chinese word

指定

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǐ dìng

Meaning

  • verbspecify

Example

请指定会议开始的时间。qǐng zhǐ dìng huì yì kāi shǐ de shí jiān

Please specify the meeting start time.

Illustration for 指定 (specify)

More examples

公司已指定张经理负责这个项目。gōng sī yǐ zhǐ dìng zhāng jīng lǐ fù zé zhè ge xiàng mù

The company has already assigned Manager Zhang to be in charge of this project.

Core concept

A person, thing, time, or purpose is singled out and fixed as the target or basis of an action.

Common phrases

  • 指定时间zhǐ dìng shí jiān

    specify the time

  • 指定地点zhǐ dìng dì diǎn

    specify the location

  • 指定负责人zhǐ dìng fù zé rén

    specify the person in charge

Similar words

确定què dìng: Makes a fact, date, or plan clear and final.
选择xuǎn zé: Chooses one or more options from several possibilities to meet a need or condition.
指派zhǐ pài: Gives a particular person a job or role and makes that person responsible for it.
规定guī dìng: Sets a rule, standard, or deadline as something that must be followed.

Definition in Chinese

明确指出某人、某物、某时间或某用途，使其成为特定的对象或条件。míng què zhǐ chū mǒu rén mǒu wù mǒu shí jiān huò mǒu yòng tú shǐ qí chéng wéi tè dìng de duì xiàng huò tiáo jiàn

Word origin

指 (zhǐ, "point") + 定 (dìng, "settle") combines pointing something out with fixing it in place or for a purpose.

Usage tips

  • In schedules, arrangements, and rules, this verb signals that the following detail is fixed by the plan rather than left open.

Other meanings

  • setverb
  • assignverb

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