survive by sheer luck
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to survive by a narrow margin; to escape death or disaster by sheer luck
formalUsed for situations where survival was not expected, often following a major accident, disaster, or tragedy. The character "幸" (xìng) emphasizes the element of good fortune.
Zhè这
cì次
kōng空
nàn难
，
tā他
shì是
wéi唯
yī一
de的
xìng幸
cún存
zhě者
。
He was the sole survivor of this plane crash.
Dì地
zhèn震
guò过
hòu后
，
zhè这
duì对
mǔ母
nǚ女
qí奇
jì迹
bān般
de地
xìng幸
cún存
le了
xià下
lái来
。
After the earthquake, the mother and daughter miraculously survived.
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Dà大
huǒ火
shāo烧
huǐ毁
le了
zhěng整
zuò座
fáng房
wū屋
，
dàn但
dì地
xià下
shì室
lǐ里
de的
zhào照
piàn片
xìng幸
miǎn免
yú于
nán难
，
dé得
yǐ以
xìng幸
cún存
。
The fire destroyed the entire house, but the photos in the basement were spared and survived.
Lì历
jīng经
shù数
cì次
hào浩
jié劫
，
zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
de的
bù部
fèn分
chéng城
qiáng墙
jìng竟
rán然
xìng幸
cún存
zhì至
jīn今
。
Having undergone several calamities, parts of this ancient city's wall have surprisingly survived to this day.