very auspicious; humorous suffix
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
very auspicious; extremely lucky; propitious
Commonly used in set phrases and blessings to wish good fortune, especially during holidays or business openings.
Zhù祝
dà大
jiā家
xīn新
nián年
dà大
jí吉
dà大
lì利
！
Wishing everyone great good fortune in the New Year!
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
pù铺
jīn今
rì日
kāi开
yè业
，
zhù祝
dà大
jiā家
kāi开
shì市
dà大
jí吉
。
This store opens today; wishing everyone good luck with the opening of business.
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Zhǐ只
yào要
bǎ把
shì事
qíng情
bàn办
wán完
，
jiù就
wàn万
shì事
dà大
jí吉
le了
。
Once the matter is settled, everything will be perfectly fine.
adjective
used after verbs to indicate a humorous or ironic departure or ending
informalOften implies fleeing, closing down, or ending something in a lighthearted or ironic way. Commonly used in set phrases like 溜之大吉 and 关门大吉.
Kàn看
dào到
lǎo老
bǎn板
lái来
le了
，
tā他
liū溜
zhī之
dà大
jí吉
。
When he saw the boss coming, he made himself scarce.
Nà那
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
yīn因
wèi为
jīng经
yíng营
bù不
shàn善
，
zuì最
zhōng终
guān关
mén门
dà大
jí吉
。
That restaurant finally closed down due to poor management.