How to say “establish” in Chinese
establish (rules)
“Establish” in Chinese is 制定, zhì dìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
制定 is read zhì dìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 刂 “knife”: cutting and shaping.
On top, 宀 “roof”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “制定”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 制定. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条法律是去年制定的。zhètiáofǎlǜshìqùniánzhìdìngdeThis law was passed last year.
- 学校制定了新的规定xuéxiàozhìdìnglexīndeguīdìngThe school has set new rules.
- 中央制定政策，地方负责执行。zhōngyāngzhìdìngzhèngcè,dìfāngfùzézhíxíngThe center makes policy, and the regions are responsible for carrying it out.
- 中央制定政策地方2负责执行zhōngyāngzhìdìngzhèngcè,dìfāngfùzézhíxíngThe center makes policy, and the regions are responsible for carrying it out.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “establish” in Chinese?
“Establish” in Chinese is 制定, pinyin zhìdìng.
What does 制定 mean?
制定 (zhìdìng) means “establish (rules)”.
How do you write 制定?
制定 is 2 characters: 制 (zhì) — make; establish, restrict; 定 (dìng) — set, fix; firmly. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 制定?
制定 is read zhìdìng. Tones: zhì — fourth tone, dìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“establish” in the lesson “How rules work”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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