奠 定

diàn dìngdictionary entry

to establish / to fix / to settle

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Original source entry:

奠定奠定 [dian4 ding4] /to establish/to fix/to settle/

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奠
diàn
to fix / to settle / a libation to the dead
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

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