fated; destined (to happen)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be fated; to be destined; to be unavoidable (by fate)
informalOften used superstitiously or colloquially to express that something unfortunate was unavoidable or meant to happen by fate.
Gāng刚
chū出
mén门
jiù就
shuāi摔
le了
yī一
jiāo跤
，
gāi该
zháo着
wǒ我
dǎo倒
méi霉
。
I tripped as soon as I went out—it was just my bad luck; fate had it that I'd be unlucky.
Tā他
cuò错
guò过
le了
nà那
bān班
huǒ火
chē车
，
jié结
guǒ果
duǒ躲
guò过
le了
yī一
chǎng场
shì事
gù故
，
zhēn真
shì是
gāi该
zháo着
tā他
mìng命
dà大
。
He missed that train and ended up avoiding an accident—it was really destined for him to have a long life.
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Qián钱
bāo包
diū丢
le了
jiù就
diū丢
le了
ba吧
，
yě也
xǔ许
gāi该
zháo着
wǒ我
pò破
cái财
xiāo消
zāi灾
。
Forget about the lost wallet; maybe it's fated for me to lose money to ward off disaster.