HSK · Level 70
75 words
Chinese word
注定
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhù dìng
Meaning
- verbbe bound to
Example
这件事注定要这样结束。zhè jiàn shì zhù dìng yào zhè yàng jié shù
This matter is bound to end this way.
More examples
从一开始，他的失败就注定了。cóng yì kāi shǐ tā de shī bài jiù zhù dìng le
From the very beginning, his failure was bound to happen.
Core concept
An outcome is treated as already set on the road ahead, leaving no real alternative.
Common phrases
注定会zhù dìng huì
be bound to happen
注定成为zhù dìng chéng wéi
be bound to become
Similar words
决定jué dìng: A decision settles a plan, course of action, or result through judgment or choice.
导致dǎo zhì: An event or action produces a particular result.
Definition in Chinese
把某件事的发生或结局视为预先决定，表示无法避免的必然结果。bǎ mǒu jiàn shì de fā shēng huò jié jú shì wéi yù xiān jué dìng biǎo shì wú fǎ bì miǎn de bì rán jié guǒ
Word origin
The compound 注定 (zhùdìng, "be destined") joins the idea of designating something with the idea of fixing it, creating the image of a result settled before it happens.
Usage tips
- For an uncertain everyday guess, a softer prediction is more natural; this word presents the result as inevitable rather than merely likely.
Other meanings
- be destined toverb