The Chinese theories of ”ming” (命, destiny) thrived firstly in the Pre-qin Period. Among the rich meanings of ”ming” unlike the mandate of heaven and life, fate was not the center of these theories. Yet there have always been questions in people's consciousness: Is there really fate? Is the evolution and transformation of fate inevitable or accidental, if it is there? Who dominates it? Is it predictable? Is it changeable? How should one face it? People from different times certainly have different thoughts about it. Therefore, here we try to focus on the meaning of fate in the patriarchal society of the Pre-qin Period to inquire how people felt about and faced it against the particular background of the Pre-qin Period, to which modern people may refer as guidance.