Chinese word

订

Pronunciation

Pinyindìng

Meaning

  • verborder

Example

请帮我订一份披萨。qǐng bāng wǒ dìng yí fèn pī sà

Please help me order a pizza.

Illustration for 订 (order)

More examples

他每个月都订一本杂志。tā měi gè yuè dōu dìng yì běn zá zhì

He subscribes to a magazine every month.

Core concept

A way of securing something from a provider, either for one planned occasion or for continued use.

Common phrases

  • 订披萨dìng pī sà

    order pizza

  • 订杂志dìng zá zhì

    subscribe to a magazine

  • 订车票dìng chē piào

    book a train ticket

Similar words

订购dìng gòu: Selecting goods from a seller and placing an order to buy them.
预订yù dìng: Arranging in advance to keep a room, seat, or ticket for later use.
订票dìng piào: Arranging to obtain a ticket for a concert, flight, or other event or trip.
订阅dìng yuè: Arranging to receive information or a service regularly over time.

Definition in Chinese

向商家或服务方提出购买、保留或订阅请求，使某物或某项服务在指定时间得到保留或送达的一种动作。xiàng shāng jiā huò fú wù fāng tí chū gòu mǎi bǎo liú huò dìng yuè qǐng qiú shǐ mǒu wù huò mǒu xiàng fú wù zài zhǐ dìng shí jiān dé dào bǎo liú huò sòng dá de yì zhǒng dòng zuò

Word origin

订 (dìng, "to order") is formed from 讠 (yán, "speech") + 丁 (dīng, "nail"), with 讠 pointing to a spoken agreement and 丁 supplying the sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, the object after this verb identifies what is being arranged, so the same pattern works for meals, tickets, rooms, and ongoing services.

Other meanings

  • bookverb
  • subscribeverb

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