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established
formed the basis
He laid the foundation of Japan's modern economy.
They had laid the groundwork for future development.

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Open the tool →奠定了 (diàn dìng le) means “laid the foundation, established, formed the basis”.
奠定了 is pronounced diàn dìng le in Mandarin Chinese.
“laid the foundation” is 奠定了 (diàn dìng le) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 奠定了, each with pinyin and an English translation.