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title: "Yuding Meaning: 预定 (to schedule) or 预订 (to book)?"
description: "预定 (traditional 預定, yùdìng) means “to schedule; predetermined”. Not the yuding you heard? See 预订. Hear its tones, see what 预 and 定 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuding"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 预定 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

预定 yùdìng

## to schedule; predetermined

## It can also mean

- to book; to reserve

## Its characters

1. 预 yù in advance
2. 定 dìng to book

## In a sentence

飞机预定下午三点起飞。 The plane is scheduled to take off at 3 p.m.

[More about 预定](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A2%84%E5%AE%9A)

## Other words said yuding

- [预订yùdìngto book](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A2%84%E8%AE%A2)

## More words with 预 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)
- [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)
- [定时 dìngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingshi)

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