注定

• 拼音: zhù dìng
• 汉字拆解: 注 = 氵 + 主 (pour, concentrate); 定 = 宀 + 疋 (fix, settle)

含义

To be destined; to be fated; predetermined. Something that is bound to happen as if by fate.

Implies that an outcome is inevitable, either due to fate, circumstances, or inherent nature. Can carry positive, negative, or neutral connotations depending on context. Common in both literary and everyday speech.

例句

1. 他们的相遇似乎是注定的。
2. 这场比赛的结果早已注定。
3. 性格注定了他的命运。

用法指南

语境: philosophy, relationships, narrative

语气: fatalistic

正确说法

• 有些事情是注定无法改变的。(Some things are destined to be unchangeable.)
• 他的才华注定了他会成功。(His talent destined him to succeed.)

错误说法

• 我注定吃午饭 — too dramatic for routine activities; 注定 is for significant, fated events

起源与历史

注 (to pour, concentrate) + 定 (to fix, determine)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal