底定

dǐdìng

verb

Meanings

1 to quell (an insurgency)
2 to settle (a matter, esp. Taiwan usage)
3 to finalize / be decided

Characters

to settle / bottom

to fix / decide

Examples

HSK 7-9

大局已经底定，无法挽回。

Dàjú yǐjīng dǐdìng, wúfǎ wǎnhuí.

The overall situation is already settled and cannot be reversed.

HSK 7-9

选举结果还没有底定。

Xuǎnjǔ jiéguǒ hái méiyǒu dǐdìng.

The election results are not yet finalized.

Tips

register

底定 is literary/formal. Two main flavors: (1) classical sense 'to pacify, to quell' (天下底定, 'the realm is pacified'), and (2) Taiwanese Mandarin sense 'to be settled / finalized,' very common in Taiwan news for elections, deals, situations. Mainland speakers more often use 尘埃落定 (chén'āi luòdìng) for the same idea.

Stroke Order

底 dǐ

定 dìng