预定

yùdìng

to schedule in advance

HSK 6

한자 분해

Meaning and Usage

The word 预定 (yùdìng) primarily means "to reserve" or "to book" something in advance, such as tickets, hotel rooms, or restaurant seats. It can also mean "to set" or "to fix" a time or arrangement ahead of time.

Common Contexts

You will often hear 预定 in contexts related to travel, dining, and scheduling. For example, when booking flights or hotels, or arranging meetings.

Collocations and Patterns

These collocations emphasize the advance planning aspect of 预定.

Usage Notes

When using 预定, the focus is on the act of arranging or reserving something before the actual event. It is more formal than just saying "book" casually and is often used in written or formal spoken Chinese.

Avoid confusing 预定 with 预约 (yùyuē), which also means "to make an appointment" or "to reserve" but is more commonly used for appointments with people, like doctors or salons.

예문

我们已经预定了明天晚上的餐厅。

Wǒmen yǐjīng yùdìng le míngtiān wǎnshàng de cāntīng.

We have already reserved a restaurant for tomorrow night.

请提前预定机票,以免价格上涨。

Qǐng tíqián yùdìng jīpiào, yǐmiǎn jiàgé shàngzhǎng.

Please book your plane tickets in advance to avoid price increases.

这次会议的时间已经预定好了。

Zhè cì huìyì de shíjiān yǐjīng yùdìng hǎo le.

The time for this meeting has already been set.