duōkuī

多 亏

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional多虧

thanks to; fortunately due to

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples

verb

thanks to; owe to; fortunately because of

neutral

Expresses gratitude or relief that something positive happened because of someone's help or a favorable circumstance. Often used at the beginning of a sentence, followed by the reason or person, and then the positive outcome.

Duō多

kuī亏

nǐ你

lái来

le了

，

fǒu否

zé则

wǒ我

men们

yào要

mí迷

lù路

de的

。

Thanks to you coming, otherwise we would have gotten lost.

Zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

duō多

kuī亏

le了

nǐ你

de的

bāng帮

zhù助

。

This matter succeeded thanks to your help.

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Duō多

kuī亏

dài带

le了

yǔ雨

sǎn伞

，

wǒ我

men们

cái才

méi没

bèi被

lín淋

shī湿

。

Fortunately, we brought an umbrella, so we didn't get wet.

Duō多

kuī亏

nǐ你

tí提

xǐng醒

wǒ我

，

wǒ我

cái才

méi没

wàng忘

jì记

huì会

yì议

。

Thanks to you reminding me, I didn't forget the meeting.

Gōng工

chéng程

néng能

àn按

shí时

wán完

chéng成

，

duō多

kuī亏

le了

dà大

jiā家

qí齐

xīn心

xié协

lì力

。

The project was completed on time thanks to everyone working together.