定 情

dìng qíngdictionary entry

to exchange love tokens or vows / to pledge one's love / to get engaged

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

定情定情 [ding4 qing2] /to exchange love tokens or vows/to pledge one's love/to get engaged/

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定
dìng
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
情
qíng
(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion / (bound form) situation; condition

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