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注定

zhùdìng

to be destined; to be bound to

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Characters in this word

注 zhù

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 主 master, host
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 注

定 dìng

Strokes
8
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 一项政策是否注定失败,往往取决于它有没有认真面对基层执行的难度。 Yí xiàng zhèngcè shìfǒu zhùdìng shībài, wǎngwǎng qǔjué yú tā yǒu méiyǒu rènzhēn miànduì jīcéng zhíxíng de nándù. Whether a policy is destined to fail often depends on whether it seriously faces the difficulty of implementation at the grassroots level.
  • 他天生反应快,注定会成为一名出色的运动员。 Tā tiānshēng fǎnyìng kuài, zhùdìng huì chéngwéi yī míng chūsè de yùndòngyuán. He has quick natural reflexes and is destined to become an outstanding athlete.
  • 两人性格不合,注定难以长期相处。 Liǎng rén xìnggé bù hé, zhùdìng nányǐ chángqī xiāngchǔ. Their personalities clash, so they were bound to have trouble getting along long term.

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