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happiness; lucky; hope; favor
Meanings
7 senses · 35 examplesadjective
happy; fortunate; lucky
Describes a state of good fortune or happiness.
He is a lucky person.
I'm fortunate to meet you in this life.
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He felt very honored to win the first prize.
This is an honor for our family.
She lives a happy life.
verb
to be glad; to rejoice; to feel happy about
Expresses the feeling of happiness about something.
We feel glad about his success.
The whole village celebrates the joy of the harvest.
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He watched his opponent's failure with schadenfreude.
We happily accepted the good news.
She was glad she made the right choice.
verb
to hope; to wish
literaryFormal literary usage expressing hope or desire.
I hope you won't decline this invitation.
I hope you all will give me much guidance.
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I hope Mr. can come to give guidance.
I hope everyone will support our work.
I hope this matter can be resolved smoothly.
adverb
fortunately; luckily; by chance
Expresses fortunate coincidence or narrow escape.
Fortunately, with your help, I completed the task.
He narrowly escaped disaster, really lucky.
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Fortunately, it didn't become a disaster, just minor losses.
I luckily passed the exam; I need to work harder next time.
Fortunately, I arrived in time and didn't miss the train.
verb
to favor; to show special favor (especially of emperors)
literaryHistorical term referring to imperial favor, now mostly literary.
This minister was deeply favored by the emperor.
There were many favored ministers in ancient palaces.
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She gained the king's favor because of her beauty.
The favored concubine had high status in the palace.
There are many historical records of favored ministers monopolizing power.
verb
to arrive (of emperors); imperial visit
archaicHistorical term referring to an emperor's visit to a place.
The emperor would make an imperial tour to the south of the Yangtze every year.
When the imperial carriage arrived, the people lined the road to welcome it.
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Emperor Qianlong made many imperial visits to Mount Tai.
During the emperor's imperial tour, local officials needed to make good reception arrangements.
Historical books detailed the emperors' inspection tour deeds.
noun
Xing (surname)
Refers to the Chinese surname Xing.
His surname is Xing. Nice to meet you.
Mr. Xing is the manager of our company.
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The surname Xing is not very common in China.
May I ask your surname? My surname is Xing.
The Xing family has a long history.