(gǎo dìng) - to get done, to sort out (colloquial) in Mandarin

gǎodìng

Traditional: 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xiàng。

The project is finally wrapped up.

搞定 (gǎo dìng) is colloquial for to get done or to sort out.

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This word is part of lesson 19.