Character #277: 定 dìng
2 Lessons
Vocab Unlocked from 定: 一定 - 决定 - 不一定
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一定
Usage 1 - "certainly, definitely, for sure, necessarily"
Living Link Suggestion(s):
- Once you have confirmed something, it is CERTAINLY going to happen.
- Thing of the song "Certainly" by the great Erykah Badu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cfHUptdTe4
- I CERTAINLY enjoy 'eating' (yídìng)
决定
Usage 1 - "a decision"
Usage 2 - "to decide"
Living Link Suggestion(s):
- "Decision" (a bunch of good results come up)
- Decide & confirm so that you can come to a DECISION.
不一定
Usage 1 - "not for certain, not necessarily"
Living Link Suggestion(s):
- "Uncertain"; "Unsure"; "Not necessarily"
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Hannah van der Bijl
决定 sounds just like "dreading" to me- I'm "dreading" their DECISION! and then my image is someone awaiting bad news on a decision, like maybe a jury or someone awaiting a possible suspension in school.
Nick
一定 : set of dice with 6s on every side.
Robert
I like to visualize a Game show in progress. When the host reveals that the contestant is correct, you hear a "Ding" to confirm that they got it right.
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOOqUCmdR0g&t=3257s
Rick Angleland
For 不一定, Sportin' Life singing "It Ain't Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess. Or one of the bible scenes the song mentions.
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl98-5s-jxU&t=1784s
Jeff Bryant
决定 To coin a new term from the old TV show :"judge JUDy'ING" - to come to a final decision
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl98-5s-jxU&t=1784s