死定了
sǐdìngleTraditional: 死定了
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Translation
done for, doomed, a goner
Word origin
A colloquial fixed expression made of 死 (sǐ, to die), 定 (dìng, certainly or fixed) and the aspect particle 了 (le), literally certain to die, used figuratively to mean doomed.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 死 (sǐ, to die) + 定 (dìng, certainly) + 了 (le, particle)
Stroke order
死
定
了
Examples
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Now I am done for.
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If we get caught, we are doomed.
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Without revising for the exam, he felt he was a goner.
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Once the boss sees this mistake, you are done for.
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Having missed the last bus, we really are doomed.
死定了 (sǐ dìng le) is a colloquial expression meaning done for or doomed. It is used dramatically to say that someone is in serious trouble, not literally about dying.
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