定 dìng

1. dìng verb to decide
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 决定 (Liu Lianli, 1999, '定' 2; Ho 2002, '定' 3) 定 is the 180th most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute frequency wordlist (1985).
2. dìng verb certainly; definitely
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Ho 2002, '定' 5)
3. dìng verb to determine
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 约定 (Liu Lianli, 1999, '定' 3)
4. dìng verb to calm down
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 定下来 (Liu Lianli, 1999, '定' 3; Ho 2002, '定' 2)
5. dìng verb to set; to fix
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 眼睛定在目标 'fix your eyes on a target' (Ho 2002, '定' 1)
6. dìng verb to book; to subscribe to; to order
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 定做 (Ho 2002, '定' 4)
7. dìng verb still
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As a verb complement (Ho 2002, '定' 6)
8. dìng verb Concentration
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
9. dìng noun meditative concentration; meditation
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Concept: Paramita 波罗蜜
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dhyāna, or: samādhi, Pali: jhāna; Japanese: jō; dhyāna is the fifth of the six paramitas (BCSD '定', p. 376; DJBT '定', p. 435; FGDB '定'; MW 'dhyāna'; SH '定', p. 254)
10. dìng adjective real; sadbhūta
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sadbhūta; used in Buddhist logic, for example in the Scroll 2 of 中論 “Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way” by Nāgārjuna in the analysis of agent and object (BCSD '定', p. 376; Siderits and Katsura 2013, pp. 93-94; T 1564, 30.0012c10)

Contained in

• 五禅定佛(五禪定佛) five Dhyāni-Buddhas
• 无想定(無想定) meditative concentration with no thought
• 不必定入定入印经(不必定入定入印經) Niyatāniyatagatimudrāvatārasūtra; Bubi Ding Dingzhi Ru Yin Jing
• 九次第定 nine graduated concentrations
• 同品一分转异品遍转不定过(同品一分轉異品遍轉不定過) an error due to uncertainty of a reason applicable in some similar and all dissimilar cases
• 作者定不定 an agent that is both real and unreal
• 调直定(調直定) samādhi; concentrated meditation; mental concentration
• 化缘化心，不一定化钱(化緣化心，不一定化錢) The best donation is not of money, but of heart
• 星辰影裏那伽定 云水光中自在身(星辰影裏那伽定 雲水光中自在身) Naga Concentration within the shadows of the stars; A body of perfect ease amidst the clouds, water, and light.
• 决定心(決定心) the deciding mind
• 不定 indefinite; indeterminate ; not stable ; unsuccessful ; indeterminate
• 十遍处定(十遍處定) Ten Kasinas
• 同品定有性 the characteristic of certainly being siimilar cases
• 阻碍碍要有诚意去消除 打击要有力量去承受 破坏要有勇气去修复 委屈要有自我去化解 汙辱要有宽容去忍受 失败要有毅力去振作 冲动要有定力去克服 无明要有慧光去照耀(阻碍礙要有誠意去消除 打擊要有力量去承受 破壞要有勇氣去修復 委屈要有自我去化解 汙辱要有寬容去忍受 失敗要有毅力去振作 衝動要有定力去克服 無明要有慧光去照耀) Overcome obstacles with sincerity. Bear the weight of setbacks with strength. Repair destruction with courage. Reconcile misunderstandings in person. Endure insults with tolerance. Recover from failure with persistence. Control your impulses with meditative concentration. Dispel the darkness of ignorance with the light of wisdom.
• 金刚喻定(金剛喻定) adamantine-like concentration; vajropamasamādhi
• 十不可 求革新不可太伤人 听发言不可太主观 做决定不可太草率 责备人不可太苛严 要他好不可太为难 用人才不可太傲慢 被要求不可太执着 对自己不可太宽容 被汙衊不可太冲动 受尊重不可太倨傲(十不可 求革新不可太傷人 聽發言不可太主觀 做決定不可太草率 責備人不可太苛嚴 要他好不可太為難 用人才不可太傲慢 被要求不可太執著 對自己不可太寬容 被汙衊不可太衝動 受尊重不可太倨傲) Ten Must Nots One must not burn bridges when pushing for reform. One must not be overly subjective during a meeting. One must not be hasty in decision-making. One must not be too strict when reprimanding others. One must not have overly high expectations in others. One must not be too arrogant to one's subordinates. One must not be too stubborn when under expectations. One must not be too lenient with oneself. One must not be too impulsive when slandered. One must not be too proud when respected.

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 30 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 724
• Scroll 21 Abhidharmakośaśāstra (Apidamo Ju She Shi Lun) 阿毘達磨俱舍釋論 — count: 349
• Scroll 28 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 338
• Scroll 7 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 275
• Scroll 17 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 273
• Scroll 4 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 268
• Scroll 28 Notes on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論記 — count: 264
• Scroll 44 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 226
• Scroll 28 Commentary on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論疏 — count: 212
• Scroll 13 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 209

Collocations

• 定生 (定生) 定生喜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 10
• 定起 (定起) 從空處定起 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 9
• 修定 (修定) 六者修定覺意 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 种定 (種定) 五種定 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 直定 (直定) 八為直定 — Sutra on the Law of Ten Rewards in the Dirghagama (Chang Ahan Shi Bao Fa Jing) 長阿含十報法經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 定灭 (定滅) 一者欲定滅行成就修習神足 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 5
• 定觉意 (定覺意) 六者修定覺意 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 五定 (五定) 五定 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 5
• 敬定 (敬定) 五者敬定 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
• 欲定 (欲定) 一者欲定滅行成就修習神足 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 4