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注定

zhù dìng · zhu ding

Traditional 註定

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to foreordain
  2. to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
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Five alarms

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)要(yào)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)跑步(pǎobù)！

    I'm getting up at six tomorrow to go running!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，注定(zhùdìng)起不来(qǐbùlái)。

    You said that last time too. You're bound to fail to get up.

  3. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)！我(wǒ)设(shè)了(le)五个(wǔgè)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    This time is different! I set five alarms.

  4. Dengdeng

    五个(wǔgè)？那(nà)你(nǐ)注定(zhùdìng)会(huì)吵醒(chǎoxǐng)我(wǒ)。

    Five? Then you're bound to wake me up.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)明天(míngtiān)也(yě)一起(yīqǐ)跑(pǎo)吧(ba)！

    Then come running with me tomorrow!

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，反正(fǎnzhèng)我(wǒ)也(yě)注定(zhùdìng)睡不着(shuìbùzháo)。

    Fine. I'm bound to be awake anyway.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)注(zhù)定(dìng)会(huì)失(shī)败(bài)的(de)。

Such a plan is bound to fail.

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

02

他(tā)这(zhè)么(me)努(nǔ)力(lì)，注(zhù)定(dìng)会(huì)成(chéng)功(gōng)的(de)。

With such hard work, he is bound to succeed.

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