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命运
mìngyùn
Description
"命运"是指人一生中发生的事情,好像早就安排好了一样。
"命运" refers to the events that happen in a person's life, as if they were predetermined.
我们常说"改变命运",意思是让自己的生活变得更好。
We often say "改变命运", meaning to make one's life better.
Meanings
命运mìngyùn
fate; destiny; the course of one's life
读书可以改变一个人的命运。
Reading can change a person's destiny.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
命 (life/fate) + 运 (fortune/movement), together meaning the fated course of life.
- Nuance
more formal and weighty than 运气, which just means everyday luck.
In videos
“却分隔出了两种不同的命运”
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