Chinese dictionary
- 1
adv.surely; certainly; be bound to; necessarily
她一定来。
She is sure to come.
这样做一定会犯错误。
Doing it this way will lead to mistakes.
这一定是她说的。
It must have been her who said this.
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- 2
adj.definite; constant
文章的深浅跟篇幅的长短,没有一定的关系。
The depth of an article is not necessarily associated with its length.
这两件事之间没有一定的联系。
There is no definite connection between the two events.
两起案件存在一定的关联性。
There is some correlation between the two cases.
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- 3
adj.fixed; established; regular
这里有一定的程序。
There is a definite order to how this should be done.
每天工作几小时都是一定的。
There are fixed hours for a day's work.
她一忙起来,吃饭睡觉都没有一定的时间了。
When she gets really busy, she doesn't keep regular hours for eating or sleeping.
- 4
adj.certain; specific; given
在一定的历史时期
at a given point in history
在一定的情况下
in a given situation
在一定程度下
to a certain degree
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- 5
adj.proper; fair; due
得到一定的收获
have certain rewards
到了一定的年纪
reach a certain age
需要一定量的大企业
need a certain amount of large enterprise
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