HSK 6 · Adjectives

特定 tèdìng “specific” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 特定 means

  1. specific
  2. particular
  3. designated
  4. special

How to say 特定

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale特tè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale定dìng4th tone, falling

特定 in a sentence

  1. 这种药只在特定的情况下使用。

    Zhè zhǒng yào zhǐ zài tèdìng de qíngkuàng xià shǐyòng.

    This medicine is only used in specific situations.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个优惠只适合特定的会员。

    Zhè ge yōuhuì zhǐ shìhé tèdìng de huìyuán.

    This offer is only for certain members.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 特定 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 特 (tè) with each of its parts in a different colour
特tèspecial
  • 牛cow · niúMeaning part
  • 寺court · sìSound part

牛 hints at the meaning (cow); 寺 (sì) hints at the sound. Compare it with tè.

The character 定 (dìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 疋roll of cloth · pǐ

Memory aidA roof 宀 over 正 “upright”, squashed at the bottom so it looks like 疋: settled, fixed.

How to write 特定

特 10 strokes · 定 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

特定 (tèdìng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 特定 (tèdìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 特定

Words with 特

特别tèbié · special特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)独特dútè · unique特殊tèshū · special模特mótè · (fashion) model特色tèsè · distinctive feature特征tèzhēng · characteristic特长tècháng · strength特意tèyì · specially

Words with 定

一定yídìng · surely决定juédìng · decide定dìng · to decide肯定kěndìng · to be certain规定guīdìng · to stipulate否定fǒudìng · to negate确定quèdìng · to confirm固定gùdìng · to fix制定zhìdìng · to draw up稳定wěndìng · steady

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随意suíyì · as one likes坦白tǎnbái · frank贪婪tānlán · greedy踏实tāshi · down-to-earth天生tiānshēng · innate挑剔tiāoti · fussy体面tǐmiàn · respectable挺拔tǐngbá · tall and straight

FAQs

特定 (tèdìng) means “specific” or “particular”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tèdìng: tè with a 4th tone, then dìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 特定 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type teding with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 特定 from the suggestions. Typing teding into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
特定 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.