宿命论 (sù mìng lùn) — fatalism | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fatalism

宿命论，。
Tā bù xiāng xìn sù mìng lùn, rèn wéi mìng yùn zhǎng wò zài zì jǐ shǒu zhōng.
He doesn't believe in fatalism and thinks destiny is in his own hands.
宿命论，。
sù mìng lùn Rèn wéi yí qiè shì qing dōu shì zhù dìng de, wú fǎ gǎi biàn.
Fatalism holds that everything is predestined and cannot be changed.
宿命论。
Zhè zhǒng sù mìng lùn de sī xiǎng ràng wǒ gǎn dào wú lì.
This kind of fatalistic thinking makes me feel powerless.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

宿命fate

宿sùpredestined命mìngfate

偏正Modifier + head

论lùndoctrine

宿命 gives fate, and 论 gives doctrine, yielding fatalism.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape comes from an old drawing of 人, a person, resting on a mat.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

命 combines 口, a mouth, with 令, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

言侖論

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún論lùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.