必定 (bì dìng) — certain to happen

Subj. + 必定 (bìdìng) / 必将 (bìjiāng) / 势必 (shìbì) + Verb

HSK 7–93.0

Pattern diagram

Who / what必定必将势必Action

Rule structure

必定 (bì dìng) means a confident "certainly", 必将 (bì jiāng) "inevitably in the future", and 势必 (shì bì) "will unavoidably turn out". All three stand before the verb and do not require 了 (le).

Rule structure

Examples

他这么努力，必定会成功。

Tā zhème nǔlì, bìdìng huì chénggōng.

He works so hard that he will certainly succeed.

Examples

他这么努力，必定会成功。

Tā zhème nǔlì, bìdìng huì chénggōng.

He works so hard that he will certainly succeed.

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Words from this rule

必定

bì dìng

Certainly, definitely

必将

bì jiāng

Will certainly

势必

shì bì

Inevitably, bound to

他

tā

这么

zhè me

So, such

努力

nǔlì

To work hard

会

huì

Can, to be able to; meeting

成功

chénggōng

Success, successful

这

zhè

This

项

xiàng

Nape of the neck; item, clause; (measure word for tasks, projects, items in a list)

改革

gǎigé

To reform, reform

带

dài

To bring, to carry

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “certain to happen” in Chinese with 必定?

Use the structure: Subj. + 必定 (bìdìng) / 必将 (bìjiāng) / 势必 (shìbì) + Verb. For example: 他这么努力，必定会成功。 — “He works so hard that he will certainly succeed”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

他这么努力，必定会成功。 — “He works so hard that he will certainly succeed”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9.

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无非 — nothing but

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何必 — why bother

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照常 — as usual

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碰巧 / 恰巧 — coincidence

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