定 为

dìngwéi

“To set as” in Chinese is 定为 (dìngwéi).

Meaning

to set as; to designate as; to fix as

Example

3月1日，唐纳德・特朗普总统签署了一项行政命令，将英语定为美国的官方语言。

On March 1, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order making English the official language of the United States.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

dìngHSK 28 strokesto fix; to set; to make definite wèiHSK 24 strokesas (in the capacity of)

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Not to be confused with: 定位 (dìngwèi, to orientate)