必定 bìdìng to be bound to
to be bound to; to be sure to
怎么记住“必定”: 必 must + 定 decide = to be bound to.
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用法
- An adverb asserting something is bound to happen - 努力必定有回报 (nǔlì bìdìng yǒu huíbào) effort is sure to be rewarded.
- Expresses the speaker's confident certainty/inference, like 一定 but firmer and more formal; not a command.
- Contrast 必须 (bìxū, 'must' = obligation); 必定 = 'surely will,' 必须 = 'have to.'