jié
shù

technical
archaic

Meaning of 劫数

劫数 means predestined catastrophe; inevitable calamity; doom. Pronounced jié shù.

  • predestined catastrophe; inevitable calamity; doom

Definitions & Examples

Jié
shù
nán
táo
 

An inescapable doom is difficult to avoid.

Zài
chuán
tǒng
xiǎo
shuō
zhōng
 
wáng
cháo
de
miè
cháng
bèi
miáo
shù
wéi
shù
jìn
 
jié
shù
jiāng
zhì
 

In traditional novels, the fall of a dynasty is often described as the Mandate of Heaven being exhausted, with doom approaching.

gǎn
tàn
zhè
qiè
fǎng仿
shì
mìng
zhōng
zhù
dìng
de
jié
shù
 

He sighed that all this seemed like a predestined calamity.