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必定

bì dìng · bi ding

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to be bound to
  2. to be sure to
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In a conversation

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Chess every day

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)下棋(xiàqí)总是(zǒngshì)输(shū)。

    I always lose at chess.

  2. Liangliang

    多(duō)练(liàn)，你(nǐ)必定(bìdìng)会(huì)赢(yíng)。

    Practice more and you will surely win.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？

    Really?

  4. Liangliang

    必定(bìdìng)！我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)也(yě)这样(zhèyàng)。

    Surely! I was the same when I was little.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)再(zài)下(xià)十(shí)盘(pán)！

    OK, I will play ten more games today!

  6. Liangliang

    十盘(shípán)？你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)必定(bìdìng)会(huì)累(lèi)。

    Ten? You will surely be tired today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

真(zhēn)理(lǐ)的(de)语(yǔ)言(yán)必(bì)定(dìng)是(shì)朴(pǔ)实(shí)无(wú)华(huá)、毫(háo)无(wú)矫(jiǎo)饰(shì)的(de)。

The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

只(zhǐ)要(yào)坚(jiān)持(chí)练(liàn)习(xí)，你(nǐ)必(bì)定(dìng)会(huì)进(jìn)步(bù)。

As long as you keep practicing, you are bound to improve.

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