定 格

dìng gédictionary entry

to fix / to confine to / freeze frame / stop motion (filmmaking)

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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:

定格定格 [ding4 ge2] /to fix/to confine to/freeze frame/stop motion (filmmaking)/

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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
格
gē
used in 格登[gē dēng] / used in 格格[gē gē]
gé
square / lattice / grid / frame / compartment / partition / slot (within a larger unit) / (bound form) standard / norm / specification / (bound form) character / disposition / moral quality / style / aesthetic tone / (bound form) rhetorical form / stylistic pattern / (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case / (literary) to correct / to rectify / (literary) to arrive at / to reach / (literary) to obstruct / to hinder / (literary) to investigate exhaustively / classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit

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