Meaning of 在劫难逃
在劫难逃 means impossible to escape one's predestined fate; inescapable (originally superstitious, now refers to unavoidable misfortune). Pronounced zài jié nán táo.
- impossible to escape one's predestined fate; inescapable (originally superstitious, now refers to unavoidable misfortune)
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
cì次
jīn金
róng融
wēi危
jī机
lái来
shì势
xiōng凶
měng猛
，
xǔ许
duō多
zhōng中
xiǎo小
qǐ企
yè业
dōu都
zài在
jié劫
nán难
táo逃
。
This financial crisis hit with devastating force, and many small and medium-sized enterprises were doomed to suffer.
Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
chǎng场
zì自
rán然
zāi灾
hài害
，
zhè这
gè个
piān偏
yuǎn远
de的
cūn村
zhuāng庄
sì似
hū乎
de的
zài在
jié劫
nán难
táo逃
。
Faced with this natural disaster, this remote village seemed inescapably doomed.
Tā他
zuò作
è恶
duō多
duān端
，
rú如
jīn今
dōng东
chuāng窗
shì事
fā发
，
zhēn真
shì是
de的
zài在
jié劫
nán难
táo逃
。
He committed countless evils, and now that things have come to light, he truly cannot escape his fate.
Suàn算
mìng命
de的
shuō说
tā他
jīn今
nián年
yǒu有
dà大
jié劫
，
kàn看
lái来
shì是
de的
què确
zài在
jié劫
nán难
táo逃
le了
。
The fortune teller said he would face a great calamity this year; it appears he indeed cannot escape his predestined fate.