Chinese word

暂定

Pronunciation

Pinyinzàn dìng

Meaning

  • verbtentatively set

Example

我们暂定了会议时间。wǒ men zàn dìng le huì yì shí jiān

We tentatively set the meeting time.

Illustration for 暂定 (tentatively set)

More examples

产品上市时间暂定在明年三月。chán pǐn shàng shì shí jiān zàn dìng zài míng nián sān yuè

The product launch date is tentatively set for March next year.

Core concept

A temporary anchor for a plan: firm enough to coordinate people, but open enough to be replaced.

Common phrases

  • 暂定时间zàn dìng shí jiān

    tentatively set the time

  • 暂定会议时间zàn dìng huì yì shí jiān

    tentatively set the meeting time

  • 暂定为zàn dìng wéi

    tentatively set as

Similar words

决定jué dìng: Reaches a final decision about a matter.
预定yù dìng: Books or reserves a time, place, or seat in advance.
确定què dìng: Makes a plan or fact clear and settled.
安排ān pái: Organizes times, people, or tasks to prepare an activity.

Definition in Chinese

对安排或决定作出临时性的确定，作为过渡或候选方案，待进一步确认后再作最后决定。duì ān pái huò jué dìng zuò chū lín shí xìng dí què dìng zuò wéi guò dù huò hòu xuǎn fāng àn dài jìn yí bù què rèn hòu zài zuò zuì hòu jué dìng

Word origin

暂 (zàn, "temporary") + 定 (dìng, "fixed") describes a decision fixed for now but still open to later confirmation or change.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, it most naturally applies to an arrangement that someone has chosen for now, rather than to information that merely lacks confirmation.

Other meanings

  • tentative decisionnoun
  • tentativeadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 暂定版zàn dìng bǎnprovisional editionnoun
  • 暂定稿zàn dìng gǎoprovisional draftnoun

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