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运气

yùn qi · yun qi

Traditional 運氣

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. luck (good or bad)
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Half my luck

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)的(de)运气(yùnqi)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)，买(mǎi)水果(shuǐguǒ)，老板(lǎobǎn)送了(sòngle)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)西瓜(xīguā)。

    My luck is great today. I bought fruit and the boss gave me a free watermelon.

  2. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？我(wǒ)的(de)运气(yùnqi)就(jiù)不太好(bùtàihǎo)。

    Really? My luck is not so good.

  3. Dengdeng

    怎么了(zěnmele)？

    What happened?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)买饭(mǎifàn)，前面(qiánmiàn)的(de)人(rén)买了(mǎile)最后(zuìhòu)一份(yīfèn)。

    I went to buy food, and the person in front bought the last portion.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)运气(yùnqi)分(fēn)你(nǐ)一半(yībàn)，西瓜(xīguā)也(yě)分(fēn)你(nǐ)一半(yībàn)！

    I'll share half my luck with you, and half the watermelon too!

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)我(wǒ)运(yùn)气(qi)够(gòu)好(hǎo)的(de)话(huà)，说(shuō)不(bu)定(dìng)会(huì)赢(yíng)。

I may win if I have luck.

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

02

一(yì)点(diǎn)点(diǎn)的(de)运(yùn)气(qi)有(yǒu)时(shí)会(huì)导(dǎo)致(zhì)意(yì)想(xiǎng)不(bu)到(dào)的(de)成(chéng)功(gōng)。

A little bit of luck sometimes leads to an unexpected success.

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

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