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定做 (dìng zuò): Custom-made / Tailor (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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定做 consists of 2 characters.

to decide, settle, fix

to do; to be; become (an occupation)

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Pinyindìng zuò

MeaningCustom-made / Tailor

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word定做

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 定做.

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确定què dìngHSK 5

Words with 做

做饭zuò fànHSK 1
做客zuò kèHSK 3
做梦zuò mèngHSK 4
做法zuò fǎHSK 4
做主zuòzhǔHSK 6
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做到zuò dào
敢做gǎn zuò

3.

How to Use 定做 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verbwith专门

zhuān专

mén门

dìng定

zuò做

neutral

specially custom-made

Verb + Objectwith衣服

dìng定

zuò做

yī衣

fu服

Idiomwith需

àn按

xū需

dìng定

zuò做

Verb + Nounwith服务

dìng定

zuò做

fú服

wù务

4.

Example Sentences with 定做

wǒ我

dìng定

zuò做

le了

yī一

jiàn件

yī衣

neutral

custom-made clothes

formal

made to order

formal

customization service

fú服

。

I had a piece of clothing custom-made.

wèi为

le了

pèi配

hé合

xīn新

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

de的

zhuāng装

xiū修

fēng风

gé格

，

wǒ我

men们

dìng定

zuò做

le了

zhè这

tào套

xiàn现

dài代

fēng风

gé格

de的

jiā家

jù具

。

To match the decoration style of the new office, we had this set of modern-style furniture custom-made.

nǐ你

shàng上

cì次

dìng定

zuò做

de的

nà那

shuāng双

pí皮

xié鞋

，

chuān穿

zhe着

gǎn感

jué觉

hé合

jiǎo脚

ma吗

？

How do those leather shoes you had custom-made last time feel on your feet?

zhè这

jiā家

diàn店

kě可

yǐ以

dìng定

zuò做

shēng生

rì日

dàn蛋

gāo糕

。

This shop can custom-make birthday cakes.

yóu由

yú于

yù预

suàn算

yǒu有

xiàn限

，

wǒ我

men们

zàn暂

shí时

bù不

kǎo考

lǜ虑

wèi为

měi每

wèi位

yuán员

gōng工

dìng定

zuò做

zhì制

fú服

。

Due to budget constraints, we are not considering custom-made uniforms for each employee at the moment.

zhè这

kuǎn款

jiè戒

zhǐ指

shì是

dìng定

zuò做

de的

，

shàng上

miàn面

kè刻

zhe着

wǒ我

men们

liǎ俩

de的

míng名

zì字

suō缩

xiě写

。

This ring is custom-made, engraved with the initials of both of us.

wǒ我

men们

gōng公

sī司

wèi为

kè客

hù户

dìng定

zuò做

le了

yī一

tào套

ruǎn软

jiàn件

xì系

tǒng统

。

Our company custom-developed a software system for the client.

suī虽

rán然

dìng定

zuò做

de的

chéng成

běn本

gèng更

gāo高

，

dàn但

néng能

wán完

měi美

mǎn满

zú足

gè个

xìng性

huà化

xū需

qiú求

，

yīn因

cǐ此

shì是

zhí值

dé得

de的

。

Although custom-made items cost more, they perfectly meet personalized needs, making them worthwhile.