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前生注定 — “To be destined from a previous life”

前生注定 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be destined from a previous life”. Referring to one's fate in the present life being predetermined and unchangeable. Literally, “destined by a previous life”.

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前生注定 Pronunciation and Pinyin

前生注定 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
前
qián9forward, before, previous
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
注
zhù8focus, annotate, or bet
定
dìng8fix, decide, or stabilize

Example Sentence with 前生注定

他们俩的相遇,仿佛是前生注定的缘分。
Their encounter felt as if it were a predestined bond from a previous life.

Idioms Related to 前生注定

Synonyms of 前生注定

  • mìng命zhōng中zhù注dìng定Fated to happen

More idioms starting with 前

  • qián前bù不bā巴cūn村,,hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店nowhere to go for help
  • qián前bù不bā巴cūn村,,hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
  • qián前bù不zháo着cūn村,,hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
  • qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人,,hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
  • qián前shì事bù不wàng忘,,hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
  • qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚,,hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
  • qián前rén人zāi栽shù树,,hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
  • qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
  • qián前rén人zhòng种shù树,,hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
  • qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
  • qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
  • qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another

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Questions about 前生注定

What does 前生注定 mean?

前生注定 (qián shēng zhù dìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be destined from a previous life”.

How do you pronounce 前生注定?

前生注定 is pronounced qián shēng zhù dìng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 前生注定 literally mean?

Literally, 前生注定 means “destined by a previous life”. It is used to mean “to be destined from a previous life”.

What is the Chinese definition of 前生注定?

指今生的命运是前生所注定的,无法改变

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