HSK6: learn ten words at a time

订 · dìng

book; order in advance

我订wǒ dìng(completed / change)了le两张liǎng zhāngtrain ticket火车票huǒ chē piào。

wǒ dìng le liǎng zhāng huǒ chē piào。

Here, 订: book; order in advance.

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签订 · qiāndìng

sign and enter into an agreement

两家liǎng jiācompany公司gōng sīto agree to and sign (a…签订qiān dìng(completed / change)了leto cooperate合作hé zuòagreement协议xié yì。

liǎng jiā gōng sī qiān dìng le hé zuò xié yì。

Here, 签订: sign and enter into an agreement.

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预订 · yùdìng

book; reserve something in advance

预订 is used for reserving a room, ticket or table. 预约 emphasizes arranging a time for a service or meeting, as in 预约牙科检查.

we / us我们wǒ menalready已经yǐ jīngto place an order预订yù dìng(completed / change)了leSaturday周六zhōu liùevening晚上wǎn shàng(modifier / structural particle)的deroom房间fáng jiān。

wǒ men yǐ jīng yù dìng le zhōu liù wǎn shang de fáng jiān。

Here, 预订: book; reserve something in advance.

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制订 · zhìdìng

draw up; work out a plan

制订 and 制定 are both zhìdìng and often overlap. 制订 commonly emphasizes drawing up a plan; 制定 commonly emphasizes establishing rules or policies. This is a useful tendency, not an absolute distinction.

we / us我们wǒ menin the same place一起yì qǐto work out制订zhì dìng(completed / change)了lesummer vacation暑假shǔ jià(modifier / structural particle)的deto learn学习xué xíplan计划jì huà。

wǒ men yì qǐ zhì dìng le shǔ jià de xué xí jì huà。

Here, 制订: draw up; work out a plan.

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订单 · dìngdān

order placed for goods or services

I / me我wǒwant / think / miss想xiǎngto check查询chá xúnthis这个zhè ge(purchase) order订单dìng dān(modifier / structural particle)的deto deliver goods送货sòng huò(concept of) time时间shí jiān。

wǒ xiǎng chá xún zhè ge dìng dān de sòng huò shí jiān。

Here, 订单: order placed for goods or services.

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订婚 · dìnghūn

get engaged to marry

they他们tā mento get engaged订婚dìng hūnafter以后yǐ hòu，to start开始kāi shǐto discuss讨论tǎo lùnwedding ceremony婚礼hūn lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的deto arrange安排ān pái。

tā men dìng hūn yǐ hòu， kāi shǐ tǎo lùn hūn lǐ de ān pái。

Here, 订婚: get engaged to marry.

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修订 · xiūdìng

to revise a text, plan or rule

修订 means revise a written text, plan or rule. 修复 concerns restoring something damaged, while 修理 commonly concerns fixing a physical object or device.

we / us我们wǒ menin the middle of正在zhèng zàito revise修订xiū dìng这份zhè fènto explain说明shuō míng。

wǒ men zhèng zài xiū dìng zhè fèn shuō míng。

Here, 修订: to revise a text, plan or rule.

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