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  • [duàndìng]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

断定 [duàndìng]
  1. 1. verb determine

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

断定 [duàndìng]
  1. 1. conclude; form a judgment; decide; determine; bet; judge
    我们有理由可以断定,会议推迟了。
    We may reasonably conclude that the meeting has been postponed.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

断定 [duàndìng]
  1. 1. 作出确定性判断
    断定他今天是不会来了

Examples

一口断定
arbitrarily assert; allege
我们不能靠想象来断定事情会不会成功。
We can't presume that it won't work out just based on our imagination.
我敢断定他在撒谎。
I'm sure he is lying.
我敢断定这场球我们赢
I bet he'll be late.
断定他要迟到。
The lawyers ultimately concluded that thirty-eight Sioux braves were guilty.
律师们最终断定38名苏人勇士有罪。

Collocations

断定责任
judge responsibility
专家断定
judged by experts
断定
bet on
初步断定
initial judgment

Word Decomposition


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