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定點

简定点 · 繁定點

Mandarin · pinyin dìng diǎn

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定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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4–3 · ding4 dian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ding6 dim2

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verb

to determine a location, place or time

adj

(attributive) having a fixed time, location or target
(attributive) designated

noun

fixed point or location
point of reference
(mathematics) fixed point
(Cantonese, mathematics) decimal point

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