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注定 (zhù dìng): Destined / predetermined (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

注定 consists of 2 characters.

to pour; to annotate

to decide, settle, fix

Word Info

Pinyinzhù dìng

Meaningdestined / predetermined

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word注定

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专注zhuān zhùHSK 6
注射zhù shèHSK 6
注视zhù shìHSK 6
注释zhù shìHSK 6
注重zhù zhòngHSK 6

Words with 定

一定yī dìngHSK 3
决定jué dìngHSK 3
肯定kěn dìngHSK 4
规定guī dìngHSK 4
制定zhì dìngHSK 5
否定fǒu dìngHSK 5
固定gù dìngHSK 5
确定

què dìng

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 注定 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 注定 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith结局

zhù注

dìng定

de的

jié结

jú局

neutral

predestined outcome

Adverb + Verbwith早已

zǎo早

yǐ已

zhù注

dìng定

Verb + Objectwith失败

zhù注

dìng定

shī失

bài败

Idiomwith命中

mìng命

zhōng中

zhù注

dìng定

4.

Example Sentences with 注定

tā他

zhù注

dìng定

huì会

chéng成

gōng功

。

neutral

already predestined

neutral

doomed to fail

neutral

fated by destiny

He is destined to succeed.

zhè这

chǎng场

bǐ比

sài赛

de的

jié结

jú局

，

sì似

hū乎

cóng从

yì一

kāi开

shǐ始

jiù就

zhù注

dìng定

le了

。

The outcome of this match seemed destined from the very beginning.

lì历

shǐ史

de的

jìn进

chéng程

wǎng往

wǎng往

yóu由

zhū诸

duō多

yīn因

sù素

zhù注

dìng定

，

ér而

fēi非

ǒu偶

rán然

。

The course of history is often predetermined by many factors, not by chance.

tā他

men们

de的

xiāng相

yù遇

shì是

zhù注

dìng定

de的

yuán缘

fēn分

。

Their meeting was a destined fate.

nán难

dào道

wǒ我

men们

de的

nǔ努

lì力

，

zuì最

zhōng终

dōu都

zhù注

dìng定

shì是

tú徒

láo劳

de的

ma吗

？

Could it be that all our efforts are ultimately destined to be in vain?

tā他

bìng并

bù不

xiāng相

xìn信

mìng命

yùn运

，

rèn认

wéi为

rén人

shēng生

bìng并

fēi非

zhù注

dìng定

yì一

chéng成

bú不

biàn变

。

He does not believe in fate, thinking that life is not predetermined to be unchanging.

wú无

lùn论

zěn怎

me么

nǔ努

lì力

，

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

zhù注

dìng定

yào要

shī失

bài败

。

No matter how hard they try, this plan is doomed to fail.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

dào道

lù路

qū曲

zhé折

，

dàn但

tā他

men们

de的

jié结

hé合

fǎng仿

fú佛

shì是

zhù注

dìng定

qiě且

bù不

kě可

zǔ阻

dǎng挡

de的

。

Despite the winding path, their union seems destined and unstoppable.