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多亏

duō kuī · duo kui

Traditional 多虧

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. thanks to
  2. luckily
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The little lane

  1. Dengdeng

    多亏(duōkuī)你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)这(zhè)条(tiáo)小路(xiǎolù)，我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)到(dào)了(le)。

    Thanks to you knowing this little lane, we're almost there.

  2. Liangliang

    多亏(duōkuī)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)来(lái)过(guò)。

    Thanks to me coming here yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)走(zǒu)吧(ba)，电影(diànyǐng)八点(bādiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)。

    Then let's hurry. The movie starts at eight.

  4. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)……前面(qiánmiàn)没有(méiyǒu)路(lù)了(le)！

    Wait... there's no road ahead!

  5. Dengdeng

    多亏(duōkuī)你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)这(zhè)条(tiáo)小路(xiǎolù)啊(a)……

    Thanks to you knowing this little lane...

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

多(duō)亏(kuī)有(yǒu)了(le)他(tā)，我(wǒ)们(men)才(cái)能(néng)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)。

We're here thanks to him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

多(duō)亏(kuī)了(le)冷(lěng)夏(xià)，啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)卖(mài)的(de)不(bù)好(hǎo)。

Thanks to a cold summer, beer has sold poorly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by wangchou · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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