miraculous escape; providential luck
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a miraculous escape from disaster; good luck in narrowly avoiding catastrophe; providential survival
formalFormal or literary usage, often expressing gratitude or amazement at surviving a dangerous situation by sheer luck.
Néng能
zài在
nà那
chǎng场
kōng空
nàn难
zhōng中
shēng生
huán还
，
zhēn真
shì是
tiān天
xìng幸
。
To have survived that plane crash was truly a miraculous escape.
Cǐ此
cì次
dì地
zhèn震
fáng房
wū屋
jìn尽
huǐ毁
，
quán全
jiā家
píng平
ān安
，
shí实
shǔ属
tiān天
xìng幸
。
The house was completely destroyed in this earthquake, yet the whole family remained safe—this was truly providential luck.
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Tā他
diē跌
luò落
xuán悬
yá崖
què却
dà大
nàn难
bù不
sǐ死
，
kě可
wèi谓
tiān天
xìng幸
。
He fell off the cliff but survived against all odds—what a narrow escape.
Huǒ火
zāi灾
zhōng中
jǐn仅
shòu受
qīng轻
shāng伤
，
zhēn真
shì是
tiān天
xìng幸
。
To have suffered only minor injuries in the fire was truly a stroke of luck.