luck; fortune; fate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
luck; fortune (at a particular time); one's fate or destiny
Refers to temporary phases of good or bad fortune in one's life. Often appears in fixed expressions.
Tā他
jìn近
lái来
shí时
yùn运
bù不
jì济
，
zuò做
shén什
me么
dōu都
bù不
shùn顺
。
He has had bad luck lately and nothing seems to go right.
Shí时
lái来
yùn运
zhuàn转
，
tā他
de的
shēng生
yì意
zhōng终
yú于
hóng红
huǒ火
qǐ起
lái来
le了
。
His luck turned, and his business finally began to thrive.
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Bié别
huī灰
xīn心
，
shí时
yùn运
zǒng总
huì会
biàn变
huà化
de的
。
Don't lose heart; fortune always changes.