Chinese Conversation · Level 43
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Chinese word
锁定
Pronunciation
Pinyinsuǒ dìng
Meaning
- verblock in
Example
公司把价格锁定在100元。gōng sī bǎ jià gé suǒ dìng zài 100 yuán
The company locked in the price at 100 yuan.
More examples
管理员把用户账号锁定，防止未经授权的访问。guán lǐ yuán bǎ yòng hù zhàng hào suǒ dìng fáng zhǐ wèi jīng shòu quán de fǎng wèn
The administrator locked the user's account to prevent unauthorized access.
Core concept
Something selected is shut into a fixed position, whether it is a physical place or an abstract choice.
Common phrases
锁定价格suǒ dìng jià gé
lock in prices
锁定汇率suǒ dìng huì lǜ
lock in exchange rates
锁定利率suǒ dìng lì lǜ
lock in interest rates
Similar words
锁住suǒ zhù: Secure something in a closed position so that opening or moving it is not possible.
固定gù dìng: Hold something firmly in one place or state to prevent it from changing.
冻结dòng jié: Halt a process, movement, or flow and leave things as they are.
Definition in Chinese
确定或固定某个决定、数值、位置或对象，使其不能随意更改。què dìng huò gù dìng mǒu gè jué dìng shù zhí wèi zhì huò duì xiàng shǐ qí bù néng suí yì gēng gǎi
Word origin
The word joins 锁 (suǒ, "lock"), which keeps something closed or still, with 定 (dìng, "set"), which gives it a stable position.
Usage tips
- For schedules, prices, and reservations, the word usually signals commitment after a choice has been made, not merely the first moment of considering the options.
Other meanings
- pin downverb
- lockverb
Opposites
- 解锁jié suǒunlockverb
- 解冻jiě dòngunfreezeverb
Related words
- 锁定期suǒ dìng qīlock-up periodnoun
- 锁定价suǒ dìng jiàlocked-in pricenoun