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指定

zhǐ dìng

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

指定 (zhǐ dìng) is a Chinese word meaning “to appoint”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to appoint
  2. to assign
  3. to indicate clearly and with certainty
  4. designated

Stroke order

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Example

老師指定我們讀這本書。

The teacher assigned us to read this book.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).