# 奠定 (diàndìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 奠定 (diàndìng) means “to establish; to lay (foundation)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to establish; to lay (foundation)
- Pinyin: diàndìng (dian4 ding4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这项研究为后续实验奠定了坚实的基础。
  Zhè xiàng yánjiū wèi hòuxù shíyàn diàndìngle jiānshí de jīchǔ.
  This research laid a solid foundation for subsequent experiments.

## Characters

- 奠 (diàn): to fix; to settle
- [定](https://hanziro.com/word/ding-set/) (dìng): to set; to decide

https://hanziro.com/word/dian-ding-establish/

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