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指定 — meaning in English

zhǐ dìng

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English meaning

  • appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  • assign verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
  • connote verb To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
  • designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.

Senses

指定 is used for these senses in English:

  • assign (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
  • connote (transitive) To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
  • designate To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

appoint — full definition

  1. verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  2. verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.

assign — full definition

  1. verb To give a specific task, role, or place to someone.
  2. verb To transfer property, a right, or a value to someone or something else.