To foreordain in Chinese: 注定 (zhù dìng)

zhù dìng

to foreordain

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 註定1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to foreordain
  2. 2to be bound to
  3. 3to be destined to
  4. 4to be doomed to
  5. 5inevitably

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Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨˋ

zhù

/ zh/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧㄥˋ

dìng

/ d/ i/ engˋ/ fourth tone

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注定

Simplified

註定

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他们注定要在一起。

    tā men zhù dìng yào zài yì qǐ。

    They are destined to be together.

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