命 中 注 定

mìng zhōng zhù dìngdictionary entry

decreed by fate (idiom) / destined / fated

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

命中註定命中注定 [ming4 zhong1 zhu4 ding4] /decreed by fate (idiom)/destined/fated/

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Other forms in these source records: 命中註定

命
mìng
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc
中
zhōng
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
zhòng
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)
Zhōng
(bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong
注
zhù
(bound form) to pour into / to flow into / to inject / (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point / to concentrate / (bound form) stake (in gambling) / classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light / to annotate / to provide explanatory notes on a written text / an annotation / an explanatory note / (bound form) to put on record / to register
定
dìng
to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

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