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The word "注定" is formed by combining the character "注", which here carries the meaning of registering or fixing in place, with "定", meaning to decide or settle. This combination yields a verb expressing that an outcome is firmly decided or fated, as if it has been recorded and settled irrevocably.

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他们的努力注定会成功。

Tāmen de nǔlì zhùdìng huì chénggōng.

Their hard work is destined to be successful.

他的人生注定不会平凡。

Tā de rénshēng zhùdìng bù huì píngfán.

His life is destined to be extraordinary.

这注定是一个难忘的夜晚。

Zhè zhùdìng shì yīgè nánwàng de yèwǎn.

This is destined to be an unforgettable night.

从一开始，他们的相遇就注定是个错误。

Cóng yī kāishǐ, tāmen de xiāngyù jiù zhùdìng shì gè cuòwù.

From the very beginning, their meeting was destined to be a mistake.

无论我们如何抗拒，有些结局仿佛是早已注定的。

Wúlùn wǒmen rúhé kàngjù, yǒuxiē jiéjú fǎngfú shì zǎo yǐ zhùdìng de.

No matter how much we resist, some outcomes seem to have been predestined long ago.

Word Definition - 注定

zhù dìng to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably

Individual Character Details

注 zhù, zhù
定 dìng