dìng​yīn

to set the tone

  • created sense approved 定音 · dìng​yīn · to set the tone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    定音

    dìng​yīn

    to set the tone

    To set the tone or determine the pitch of a sound.

    定, 音

    定 (literal) → 定 · dìng · to decide 音 (literal) → 音 · yīn · sound

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 定音 · dìng​yīn · to make a final decision — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    定音

    dìng​yīn

    to make a final decision

    To make a final decision about something; to have the final say, often used in the phrase [[一锤定音|一錘定音|yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1]]

    定 (literal) → 定 · dìng · to decide 音 (literal) → 音 · yīn · sound

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense