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搞定

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Chinese

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to do; to make; to go in for
to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of
 
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
 
simp. and trad.
(搞定)

Etymology

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From Cantonese 搞掂 (gaau2 dim6). Mandarin lacks the -m final in Cantonese (as in (diān)), and renders it as : (dìng, “to determine, to settle”) instead.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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搞定

  1. to settle a matter; to solve a problem