luck; fortune
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
luck; fortune
dialectDialectal variant of 运气 (yùnqi), commonly used in spoken Mandarin across various regions to refer to one's luck or fate.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
jiāo交
shàng上
le了
hǎo好
yùn运
dao道
，
shì事
shì事
shùn顺
xīn心
。
He's had a streak of good luck lately—everything's going his way.
Suàn算
nǐ你
yùn运
dao道
hǎo好
，
zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
jū居
rán然
guò过
le了
。
You can thank your lucky stars you somehow passed the exam this time.
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Tā他
yùn运
dao道
bù不
hǎo好
，
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
péi赔
le了
bù不
shǎo少
qián钱
。
He had bad luck and lost quite a bit of money in business.
Jīn今
tiān天
shǒu手
qì气
bù不
cuò错
，
yùn运
dao道
yě也
wàng旺
。
My luck is good today—both my hand and my fortune are strong.