定局

dìngjú

noun #19,861

Meanings

1 foregone conclusion
2 settled outcome
3 final outcome

Characters

to fix; to settle; definite

situation; game; bureau

Examples

比赛的结果已成定局。

Bǐsài de jiéguǒ yǐ chéng dìngjú.

The result of the match is already a foregone conclusion.

事情还没有成为定局，我们还有机会。

Shìqing hái méiyǒu chéngwéi dìngjú, wǒmen háiyǒu jīhuì.

Things haven't been settled yet; we still have a chance.

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usage

Often used in the pattern 已成定局 (yǐ chéng dìngjú) — 'has already become a settled matter'. Common in news and formal writing.

Stroke Order

定 dìng

局 jú