predestined; fated
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predestined; decreed by fate; fated
literaryUsed to express the belief that something is unavoidable and decided by fate. It often conveys a sense of resignation. Predominantly used in a religious or superstitious context, and sometimes in a literary or philosophical sense about destiny.
Tā他
xiāng相
xìn信
，
tā他
men们
de的
xiāng相
yù遇
shì是
mìng命
dìng定
de的
。
He believes their meeting was predestined.
Yǒu有
xiē些
yuán缘
fèn分
sì似
hū乎
shì是
mìng命
dìng定
de的
，
wú无
fǎ法
táo逃
bì避
。
Some connections seem fated, impossible to escape.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
shī失
bài败
fǎng仿
fú佛
shì是
mìng命
dìng定
de的
jié结
jú局
。
This failure seems like a predestined ending.
Zài在
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
，
yīng英
xióng雄
de的
mìng命
yùn运
zǎo早
yǐ已
mìng命
dìng定
。
In ancient legends, the hero's fate was already decreed.