定型

dìngxíng
  1. to finalize (a design etc)
  2. stereotype
  3. permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)

CEDICT

  1. (attributive) approved; finalized; standardized
  2. approved; finalized; standardized
  3. permanent wave; permanent; perm (hairdressing)
  4. to finalize (a design, etc.); to approve; to standardize

Wiktionary

人、事、物的外观、特点逐渐形成并固定下来。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 定 dìng
  1. to fix; to set; to make definite
  2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)
  3. to congeal; to coagulate
  4. (literary) definitely
2 型 xíng
  1. mold
  2. type
  3. style
  4. model

Containing this entry

定型水 dìngxíngshuǐ hairspray

Related entries

杀青 shāqīng
  1. to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)
  2. to finalize
  3. to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
敲定 qiāodìng
  1. to come to a decision
  2. to fix on (a date etc)
  3. to determine
  4. to finalize
  5. to nail down (a deal etc)
典型化 diǎnxínghuà
  1. stereotype
  2. exemplar
  3. typification
刻板印象 kèbǎnyìnxiàng stereotype
這部電影試圖打破刻板印象，重新詮釋何謂真正的男性特質。

This film attempts to break stereotypes and redefine what true masculinity is.

Source: Tatoeba

陈词滥调 chéncílàndiào
  1. cliché
  2. commonplace
  3. truism
  4. stereotype