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庆幸

qìngxìng

to feel fortunate; to be glad

A relieved person looking at an intact bridge above water
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Characters in this word

庆 qìng

Strokes
6
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 庆

幸 xìng

Strokes
8
Radical
干 — arid, dry
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 幸

Example phrases

  • 灾后回到家乡时,他庆幸那座老桥没有被洪水冲毁。 Zāi hòu huí dào jiāxiāng shí, tā qìngxìng nà zuò lǎo qiáo méiyǒu bèi hóngshuǐ chōnghuǐ. Returning to his hometown after the disaster, he was relieved that the old bridge had not been washed away by the flood.
  • 幸好他带了伞,我暗自庆幸自己听了他的劝告。 Xìnghǎo tā dàile sǎn, wǒ ànzì qìngxìng zìjǐ tīngle tā de quàngào. Luckily he brought an umbrella, and I secretly felt glad that I had taken his advice.
  • 想起当时买了保险,家人都觉得很庆幸。 Xiǎngqǐ dāngshí mǎi le bǎoxiǎn, jiārén dōu juéde hěn qìngxìng. Remembering that we bought insurance back then, the whole family felt very fortunate.

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