Chinese Conversation · Level 80
91 words
Chinese word
命中注定
Pronunciation
Pinyinmìng zhōng zhù dìng
Meaning
- idiommeant to be
Example
这次相遇是不是命中注定的？zhè cì xiāng yù shì bú shì mìng zhōng zhù dìng de
Is this encounter meant to be?
More examples
我们在这里遇到对方，真是命中注定。wǒ men zài zhè lǐ yù dào duì fāng zhēn shì mìng zhōng zhù dìng
Meeting each other here was truly meant to be.
Core concept
An unexpected event appears to follow a course that was already written by fate.
Common phrases
真是命中注定zhēn shì mìng zhōng zhù dìng
truly meant to be
命中注定的缘分mìng zhōng zhù dìng de yuán fèn
a destined connection
Similar words
天作之合tiān zuò zhī hé: Describes an especially well-matched pair whose relationship seems heaven-made.
有缘千里来相会yǒu yuán qiān lǐ lái xiāng huì: Expresses the idea that distance cannot keep people apart when fate brings them together.
有缘无分yǒu yuán wú fēn: Describes people who have a bond but are not meant to become a couple.
Definition in Chinese
表示某事不是偶然发生，而是像事先注定一样发生，常在疑问句或感慨句中用来强调命运感。biǎo shì mǒu shì bú shì ǒu rán fā shēng ér shì xiàng shì xiān zhù dìng yí yàng fā shēng cháng zài yí wèn jù huò gán kǎi jù zhōng yòng lái qiáng diào mìng yùn gǎn
Word origin
命中注定 (mìngzhōngzhùdìng, "meant to be") combines the established ideas of being within one's fate and being decided beforehand, so an event is viewed as part of a fixed course.
Usage tips
- The idiom can describe meetings, relationships, or other events, but its fate language expresses a speaker's viewpoint rather than proof that the event was literally predetermined.
Other meanings
- destinedidiom