搞定

Chinese

to do; to make; to go in for
to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of
 
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
 
simp. and trad.
(搞定) 		搞 定

Etymology

From Cantonese 搞掂 (gaau2 dim6). Mandarin lacks the -m final in Cantonese (as in 掂 (diān)), and renders it as -ŋ: 定 (dìng, “to determine, to settle”) instead.

Pronunciation

Verb

搞定

  1. to settle a matter; to solve a problem
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