gǎodìng

搞定

Word · Verb

settle; fix; sort out

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to settle; to fix; to sort out; to get something done properly

dialect

Originally marked as dialectal (from Southern Chinese varieties such as Cantonese or Wu), this term has entered mainstream Standard Mandarin and is now widely used in informal and spoken contexts across Mainland China. It implies successfully dealing with a matter or problem.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
zhōng终
yú于
gǎo搞
dìng定
le了
 。

This matter is finally settled.

Nǐ你
néng能
bāng帮
wǒ我
gǎo搞
dìng定
zhè这
ge个
kè客
hù户
ma吗
 ?

Can you help me win over this client?

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Bié别
dān担
xīn心
 ,
yī一
qiè切
dōu都
huì会
gǎo搞
dìng定
de的
 。

Don't worry, everything will work out.

Tā他
huā花
le了
yī一
xià下
wǔ午
cái才
gǎo搞
dìng定
zhè这
dào道
shù数
xué学
tí题
 。

He spent the whole afternoon to finally crack this math problem.