(gǎo dìng) - to get done, to sort out (colloquial) in Mandarin
gǎodìngTraditional: 搞定
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Translation
to get done, to sort out (colloquial)
Word origin
A compound of 搞 (gao) 'to do, to handle', with the 扌 'hand' radical, and 定 (ding) 'to settle, to fix', which has the 宀 'roof' radical. Together: to get something settled, 'to sort out'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 搞 (gao, 'to handle', 扌hand radical) + 定 (ding, 'to settle', 宀roof radical)
Stroke order
搞
定
Examples
。
I have sorted this out.
？
Can you handle him?
。
It is already done.
。
I will sort this out on my own.
项。
The project is finally wrapped up.
搞定 (gǎo dìng) is colloquial for to get done or to sort out.
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