固定

Mandarin · pinyin gù dìng

Meanings

  1. to fix
  2. to fasten
  3. to set rigidly in place
  4. fixed
  5. set
  6. regular
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固
gù · to become solid, solidify; strength
定
dìng · decide, settle, fix
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4–4 · gu4 ding4

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gu3 ding6

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adj

  1. fixed; regular; definite; consistent; uniform (not able to change or vary)

verb

  1. to make consistent; to make uniform; to regularize; to fix; to stabilize; to normalize
  2. (biology) to fix; to stabilize; to normalize

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