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"destiny" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
命运 命運 mìng yùn n. fate / destiny / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
缘分 緣分 yuán fèn n. fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny syn
缘份 緣份 yuán fèn also written 緣分|缘分 / fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny
机缘 機緣 jī yuán chance / opportunity / destiny syn
天时 天時 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order syn
天命 tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven / destiny / fate / one's life span syn
定数 定數 dìng shù constant (math.) / quota / fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus) / fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck) / destiny
气数 氣數 qì shu fate / destiny / one's lot syn
运数 運數 yùn shù one's fortune / destiny
历数 曆數 lì shù (literary) movements of celestial bodies / destiny / calendar system syn
天数 天數 tiān shù number of days / fate / destiny syn
定命 dìng mìng predestined fate / destiny
Chinese Pinyin Translation
掌握 zhǎng wò v. to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn
应运而生 應運而生 yìng yùn ér shēng to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion syn
应运 應運 yìng yùn to conform with destiny / as the occasion demands
劫数难逃 劫數難逃 jié shù nán táo Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
不是冤家不聚头 不是冤家不聚頭 bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
了身达命 liǎo shēn dá mìng (idiom) In Buddhist usage, it means understanding and accepting one’s life destiny, becoming free from attachment and worldly concerns.
生关死劫 shēng guān sǐ jié (idiom) Refers broadly to life and death, and to human destiny.
知命之年 zhī mìng zhī nián (idiom) The age at which one understands one’s destiny / it refers to the age of fifty.
三星高照 sān xīng gāo zhào (idiom) To enjoy good fortune, prosperity, and longevity / to have a favorable destiny.
前生注定 qián shēng zhù dìng (idiom) According to this fatalistic view, one's present destiny was determined in a previous life and cannot be changed.
国步艰危 國步艱危 guó bù jiān wēi (idiom) The country is in a dangerous and critical situation. Its national destiny is facing severe difficulties.
天命攸归 天命攸歸 tiān mìng yōu guī (idiom) In ancient thought, it refers to the destiny ordained by Heaven. By extension, it often alludes to a change of dynasty and the emergence of a new ruler.
对面不识 duì miàn bù shí (idiom) Not recognizing each other despite being face to face. The expression suggests that two people have no connection or common destiny.
岁在龙虵 suì zài lóng shé (idiom) Later used of a destiny reaching its end. It is a variant of “the year is under the signs of the dragon and snake.”
岁在龙蚮 suì zài lóng shé (idiom) Refers to a fate that has reached its end, as if the end of a life or destiny were near.
时亨运泰 shí hēng yùn tai (idiom) In older usage, to enjoy a prosperous destiny and good fortune.
有命无运 有命無運 yǒu mìng wú yùn (idiom) To have a favorable destiny but bad luck.
生不逢场 shēng bù féng cháng (idiom) To have an unfortunate fate and be born at an unfavorable time. An old expression for having a bad destiny.
畏天知命 wèi tiān zhī mìng (idiom) To respect Heaven’s will and follow the course of destiny. It describes someone who acts obediently and according to established norms.
顺天应命 順天應命 shùn tiān yìng mìng (idiom) To conform to Heaven’s will and follow the mandate of destiny.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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