yi1
ding4
  1. surely
  2. certainly
  3. necessarily
  4. fixed
  5. a certain (extent etc)
  6. given
  7. particular
  8. must

Characters

  • 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
  • 定 (定): to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely

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Examples

到了最後,大家一定要靠自己學習。

我爸爸年轻的时候一定很英俊。

我为什么一定要那么做?

你當值的時候一定要努力工作。

你的對手有四人。你一定會輸的。

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