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title: "Panding Meaning: 判定 (pàndìng) Means “to judge”"
description: "判定 (pàndìng) means “to judge; to determine; to rule”. Hear its tones, see what 判 and 定 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panding"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 判定 mean?

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判定 pàndìng

## to judge; to determine; to rule

## Its characters

1. 判 pàn to judge
2. 定 dìng to fix

## In a sentence

裁判判定这个球有效。 The referee ruled the goal valid.

[More about 判定](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%A4%E5%AE%9A)

## More words with 判 or 定

- [安定 āndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anding)
- [必定 bìdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biding)
- [不定 bùdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buding)
- [裁定 cáidìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caiding)
- [裁判 cáipàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caipan)
- [奠定 diàndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianding)
- [定价 dìngjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjia)
- [定金 dìngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjin)
- [定居 dìngjū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingju)
- [定期 dìngqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingqi)

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