Definitions

(verb) to plan; to draft
(verb) to imitate; to emulate
(verb) to compare; to assess
(prefix) pseudo-

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

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can mean drafting a document, formulating a plan, imitating a specific action, or intending to perform a future task. It is the simplified form of the traditional character , which combined the hand radical (shǒu) with the phonetic (yí, meaning "doubt" or "suspicion"). To streamline writing, the complex was replaced by the simpler (yǐ, meaning "to use" or "according to"), creating modern , a phono-semantic compound where provides the meaning and supplies the sound. The hand radical reflects the manual, action-oriented nature shared by all these meanings.

Example Sentences Hide

我们定了新计划。

Wǒmen nìdìng le xīn jìhuà.

We have drafted a new plan.

他们正在模实验过程。

Tāmen zhèngzài mónǐ shíyàn guòchéng.

They are simulating the experimental process.

订一份详细方案。

Qǐng nǐdìng yī fèn xiángxì fāng'àn.

Please draw up a detailed proposal.

这个模型态了昆虫外形。

Zhège móxíng nǐtài le kūnchóng wàixíng.

This model mimics the appearance of an insect.

该法律草案于下月提交。

Gāi fǎlǜ cǎo'àn nǐ yú xià yuè tíjiāo.

This draft law is scheduled to be submitted next month.

公司投资新建一座工厂。

Gōngsī nǐ tóuzī xīn jiàn yī zuò gōngchǎng.

The company plans to invest in building a new factory.

他提交的论文解决一个理论难题。

Tā tíjiāo de lùnwén nǐ jiějué yī gè lǐlùn nántí.

The thesis he submitted aims to solve a theoretical problem.

现实技术造出逼真的感官体验。

Xūnǐ xiànshí jìshù nǐzào chū bīzhēn de gǎnguān tǐyàn.

Virtual reality technology creates realistic sensory experiences.