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不定 (bú dìng): Indefinite / uncertainly (Adjective, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

不定 consists of 2 characters.

to decide, settle, fix

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Pinyinbú dìng

MeaningIndefinite / uncertainly

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective, Adverb

Word不定

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 不定.

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3
不同bù tóngHSK 3

Words with 定

一定yī dìngHSK 3
决定jué dìngHSK 3
肯定kěn dìngHSK 4
规定guī dìngHSK 4
制定zhì dìngHSK 5
否定fǒu dìngHSK 5
固定gù dìngHSK 5
确定

què dìng

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 不定 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不定 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement

yáo摇

bǎi摆

bú不

dìng定

neutral

vacillating and wavering

piāo飘

hū忽

bú不

dìng定

formalWritten

Adjective + Complementwith犹豫

yóu犹

yù豫

bú不

dìng定

Subject + Predicatewith心神

xīn心

shén神

bú不

dìng定

4.

Example Sentences with 不定

tā他

lái来

de的

shí时

jiān间

bù不

dìng定

erratic and unpredictable

neutral

hesitant and indecisive

formal

restless and unsettled

。

The time of his arrival is uncertain.

tā他

de的

xíng行

chéng程

hái还

bú不

dìng定

，

kě可

néng能

xià下

zhōu周

cái才

néng能

huí回

lái来

。

His travel schedule is still indefinite; he might not be back until next week.

tā他

shuō说

huà话

de的

yǔ语

qì气

bú不

dìng定

，

ràng让

rén人

nán难

yǐ以

zhuō捉

mō摸

tā他

de的

zhēn真

shí实

xiǎng想

fǎ法

。

His tone of speech is uncertain, making it hard to guess his true thoughts.

shì市

chǎng场

qián前

jǐng景

bú不

dìng定

，

gōng公

sī司

jué决

dìng定

zàn暂

huǎn缓

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

tóu投

zī资

jì计

huà划

。

Due to the uncertain market outlook, the company has decided to postpone the investment plan for the new project.

zhè这

ge个

shāng商

diàn店

de的

yíng营

yè业

shí时

jiān间

bù不

dìng定

，

zuì最

hǎo好

xiān先

dǎ打

diàn电

huà话

què确

rèn认

。

The store's business hours are irregular, so it's best to call and confirm first.

nǐ你

míng明

tiān天

shì是

fǒu否

cān参

jiā加

jù聚

huì会

de的

shí时

jiān间

bú不

dìng定

ma吗

？

Is the time for your attendance at tomorrow's gathering uncertain?

tā他

de的

tài态

dù度

bìng并

fēi非

bú不

dìng定

，

zhǐ只

shì是

xū需

yào要

gèng更

duō多

shí时

jiān间

lái来

kǎo考

lǜ虑

。

His attitude is not uncertain; he just needs more time to consider.

yóu由

yú于

tiān天

qì气

bù不

dìng定

，

wǒ我

men们

de的

hù户

wài外

huó活

dòng动

jì计

huà划

kě可

néng能

xū需

yào要

tiáo调

zhěng整

。

Due to the unpredictable weather, our outdoor activity plan may need adjustment.

yóu由

yú于

zhèng政

cè策

bú不

dìng定

qiě且

jīng经

jì济

bō波

dòng动

，

tóu投

zī资

zhě者

men们

pǔ普

biàn遍

chí持

guān观

wàng望

tài态

dù度

。

Due to uncertain policies and economic fluctuations, investors generally adopt a wait-and-see attitude.