Chinese word

特定

Pronunciation

Pinyintè dìng

Meaning

  • adjectivespecific

Example

我需要在特定的时间见他。wǒ xū yào zài tè dìng de shí jiān jiàn tā

I need to meet him at a specific time.

Illustration for 特定 (specific)

More examples

我们需要在特定场合穿正装。wǒ men xū yào zài tè dìng chǎng hé chuān zhèng zhuāng

We need to wear formal clothes on specific occasions.

Core concept

A choice becomes precise when one particular person, thing, time, or condition is fixed among alternatives.

Common phrases

  • 特定场合tè dìng chǎng hé

    specific occasion

  • 特定目标tè dìng mù biāo

    specific goal

  • 特定问题tè dìng wèn tí

    specific problem

Similar words

具体jù tǐ: Giving clear, concrete details about facts, actions, or ways of doing something.
固定gù dìng: Set to stay unchanged in a particular position, place, or time.
明确míng què: Stated in a clear and exact way so that the meaning or conditions are not vague.

Definition in Chinese

明确指出并限定为某个具体对象、范围或条件，表示专指或被指明；也可作形容词表示具有这种明确性的事物或情况。míng què zhǐ chū bìng xiàn dìng wéi mǒu gè jù tǐ duì xiàng fàn wéi huò tiáo jiàn biǎo shì zhuān zhǐ huò bèi zhǐ míng yě kě zuò xíng róng cí biǎo shì jù yǒu zhè zhǒng míng què xìng de shì wù huò qíng kuàng

Word origin

特 (tè, "special") + 定 (dìng, "fixed") presents something distinct as fixed, which explains the word's use for a clearly identified target or limit.

Usage tips

  • 特定 (tèdìng, "specific") has a relatively formal tone in conversation, so it appears especially often in careful explanations, notices, and discussions of rules.

Other meanings

  • specifyverb

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