注定 (zhù dìng) — to be destined to; to be fated to; to be doomed to
Definition
注定 frames an outcome as preordained by fate — a stronger, more literary sense of inevitability than 势必 or 必定 (which mean 'surely/invariably' from logic or certainty, not destiny). Common in written narrative about a destined future.
verb
to be destined toto be fated toto be doomed to
Examples
- 注定。Tā men zhù dìng huì xiāng yù.They are destined to meet.
- 注定。Tā zhù dìng huì chéng wéi yí wèi yōu xiù de yī shēng.She is destined to become an excellent doctor.
- 注定。Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng zhù dìng shī bài.This war is doomed to fail.
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