抱定

bàodìng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to hold firmly to (a belief or resolve)
  2. 2 to be determined
  3. 3 to cling stubbornly to

Examples

Tā bàodìng juéxīn yào wánchéng zhè ge xiàngmù.
He's firmly resolved to complete this project.
Tā bàodìng zōngzhǐ, jué bú fàngqì.
She holds fast to her purpose and absolutely won't give up.

Tips

usage
Almost always followed by an abstract noun like 决心 (juéxīn, resolve), 信念 (xìnniàn, conviction), or 宗旨 (zōngzhǐ, purpose). Doesn't take physical objects — for that use (bàozhù) or 抓住 (zhuāzhù) instead.

Stroke Order

bào
dìng