see 鬼使神差; involuntarily
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involuntarily; unconsciously; as if compelled by supernatural forces
A variant of 鬼使神差 (guǐ shǐ shén chāi) with the word order reversed. Describes doing something without conscious intent or clear reason, as if driven by mysterious or divine forces. Often implies a surprising or inexplicable coincidence.
Tā他
shén神
chāi差
guǐ鬼
shǐ使
de地
zǒu走
jìn进
le了
nà那
jiā家
diàn店
，
jìng竟
rán然
yù遇
jiàn见
le了
duō多
nián年
wèi未
jiàn见
de的
lǎo老
yǒu友
。
He walked into that shop as if by some mysterious compulsion and unexpectedly met an old friend he hadn't seen in years.
Yě也
bù不
zhī知
zěn怎
me么
shén神
chāi差
guǐ鬼
shǐ使
de的
，
wǒ我
jìng竟
dā答
ying应
le了
tā他
de的
huāng荒
táng唐
qǐng请
qiú求
。
I don't know how, but as if driven by unseen forces, I actually agreed to his absurd request.
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Tā她
shén神
chāi差
guǐ鬼
shǐ使
de地
ná拿
qǐ起
le了
nà那
běn本
shū书
，
fān翻
kāi开
zhèng正
hǎo好
kàn看
dào到
nà那
duàn段
gǎi改
biàn变
tā她
mìng命
yùn运
de的
huà话
。
As if by divine intervention, she picked up that book and opened it exactly to the passage that would change her destiny.