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Chinese symbol for “timed”

定时
dìng shí
Traditional: 定時
to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for timed is 定时 (dìng shí), defined as: to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc).

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Characters and stroke order

定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 定时.

WordPinyinMeaning
决定 (決定)jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
规定 (規定)guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
确定 (確定)què dìngdefinite; certain
肯定kěn dìngto be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely
稳定 (穩定)wěn dìngsteady; stable
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
时候 (時候)shí houtime; length of time

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