In the States, it’s rare to bring up the topics of “fate” or “destiny” when first meeting people, but you may find that this is not the case in China.\u00a0 Don’t be surprised to hear any of the following when you meet someone:<\/p>\n
\u6211\u4eec\u8ba4\u8bc6\u4e86\u5c31\u662f\u7f18\u5206 wo3men2 ren4shi4le jiu4shi4 yuan2fen4 – Our meeting was fate\/destiny.<\/p>\n
\u6211\u4eec\u8ba4\u8bc6\u5c31\u662f\u4e2a\u5076\u9047 wo3men2ren4shi4le jiu4shi4ge4 ou3yu4 – Our meeting is a chance encounter.<\/p>\n
\u5f88\u5de7 hen3qiao2 – quite a coincidence<\/p>\n
There is a tendency for people in China to refer to \u547d\u8fd0 (ming4yun4 – fate) in daily conversation as casually as talking about the weather.\u00a0 Some people may \u8ba4\u547d (ren4ming4 – accept [their] fate), which is a topic for another post entirely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the States, it’s rare to bring up the topics of “fate” or “destiny” when first meeting people, but you may find that this is not the case in China.\u00a0 Don’t be surprised to hear any of the following when you meet someone: \u6211\u4eec\u8ba4\u8bc6\u4e86\u5c31\u662f\u7f18\u5206 wo3men2 ren4shi4le jiu4shi4 yuan2fen4 – Our meeting was fate\/destiny. \u6211\u4eec\u8ba4\u8bc6\u5c31\u662f\u4e2a\u5076\u9047 wo3men2ren4shi4le…<\/p>\n