一定

yī dìng · yi ding

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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2 examples
01

到(dào)了(le)最(zuì)后(hòu),大(dà)家(jiā)一(yí)定(dìng)要(yào)靠(kào)自(zì)己(jǐ)学(xué)习(xí)。

Everyone must learn on their own in the end.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)一(yí)定(dìng)按(àn)时(shí)吃(chī)药(yào),身(shēn)体(tǐ)才(cái)慢(màn)慢(màn)好(hǎo)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

He made sure to take his medicine on time every day, and only then did his health gradually improve.

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