注定 meaning in English

zhùdìng

to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 註定16 strokes

Meaning of 注定

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhùdìng
  1. to foreordain
  2. to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably

注定 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

如rú果guǒ人rén注zhù定dìng死sǐ去qù的de话huà,那nà为wèi什shén么me要yào出chū生shēng呢ne?
Why, if man must perish, is he born?
每měi个gè人rén都dōu是shì注zhù定dìng要yào死sǐ的de。
Everyone is doomed to die.
这zhè种zhǒng人rén注zhù定dìng失shī败bài。
Such a man is bound to fail.
你nǐ注zhù定dìng失shī败bài。
You're bound to fail.
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.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

注 zhù · to pour into · 8 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  6. 6
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定 dìng · to fix · 8 strokes

  1. 1
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  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 注定.

一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily; maybe
决定juédìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
确定quèdìngdefinite; certain
注意zhùyìto take note of; to pay attention to
关注guānzhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest
规定guīdìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; r
制定zhìdìngto draw up; to formulate
否定fǒudìngto negate; to deny
定期dìngqīat set dates; at regular intervals
说不定shuōbudìngcan't say for sure; maybe
稳定wěndìngsteady; stable

Questions about 注定

What does 注定 mean?

注定 (zhùdìng) means "to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 注定?

注定 is made of 2 characters: 注 (8 strokes), 定 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 注定 an HSK word?

Yes. 注定 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 注定 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 注定 is written 註定.