命运

• 拼音: mìng yùn
• 汉字拆解: 命 = 口 (mouth) + 令 (order), meaning life or decree; 运 = 辶 (movement) + 军 (army), meaning to transport or luck

含义

Fate; destiny. The course of events in a person's life, often seen as beyond one's control.

Used to talk about the overall trajectory of one's life, both in philosophical and everyday conversation. Can carry either a sense of helplessness (命运不公 = fate is unfair) or empowerment (改变命运 = change one's destiny). Common in literature, storytelling, and motivational speech.

例句

1. 他不相信命运，觉得一切靠自己。
2. 这本小说讲的是一个普通人改变命运的故事。
3. 有些人觉得命运是注定的，有些人不这样想。

用法指南

语境: philosophy, literature, daily life

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 他通过努力改变了自己的命运。(He changed his own destiny through hard work.)
• 命运有时候很难说。(Fate is sometimes hard to predict.)

错误说法

• 今天的命运不好，下雨了。(Don't use 命运 for minor daily events like weather — use 运气 for luck in small matters. 命运 refers to life-defining fate.)

起源与历史

命 means life or order (from a mouth giving commands); 运 means movement or luck (辶 movement + 军 army). Together they suggest the movement or course of one's life.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal